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The U.S. has played dirty against the Saab Gripen before. See the Norwegian section of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_Gripen#Failed_bids http://en.wikipedia.
by doctorstupid 13y ago
The U.S. has played dirty against the Saab Gripen before. See the Norwegian section of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_Gripen#Failed_bids http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_Gripen#Failed_bids
- AmVess 13y agoNot to mention also killing off Canada's Avro jet company.
- r-s 13y agoI was actually taught about Avro in Canada in grade 5. Would have been about 1998 or so. I Some very interesting stories about the company, and hundreds of conspiracy theories as well. Very interesting company to say the least.
- mpyne 13y agoDidn't sound like the U.S. killed off Avro, as much as a new Canadian PM did. But the U.S. did scoop up the ex-Avro employees to bootstrap their fledgling space program.
- GFischer 13y agoFrom your link it seems that, ironically, choosing the Gripen does not lessen the dependency on U.S. materials: "Indian Air Force officials, while happy with the improved capabilities of Gripen NG, identified its high reliance on US-supplied hardware, including electronics, weaponry and the GE F414 engine"