Gripen confident of complying with MMRCA RfP
Reacting to the issue of RfP for MMRCA, Tony Ogilvy, Gripen International’s Director, India said “We look forward to the competition process and are confident that Gripen will meet, or exceed every operational requirement raised by the Indian Air Force, in all roles – air-to-air fighter BVR/WVR, air-to-surface land and sea, and reconnaissance.”
The key pitch of Gripen is assumed to be cost for performance. SAAB AB confidently claims that, Gripen will, over life, have a substantially lower real Life Cycle Cost than its nearest single- engined competitor, and is able to operate at a fraction of the cost of its twin-engined competitors. “Selecting the Gripen to equip its Air Force will provide India with the world’s most cost effective, new generation, multi-role combat aircraft in full operational service. Operating as a perfect force mix to complement the IAF’s Su-30 fleet, or in fully autonomous units, Gripen offers the highest sortie generation rates, flexibility of basing and combat lethality of any aircraft in the new generation class” Tony Ogilvy continued.
Gripen International is a subsidiary of Saab AB and acts as a prime contracting organization, responsible for marketing, selling and supporting the Gripen fighter worldwide. Gripen is in service with the Swedish, Hungarian and Czech Republic Air Forces and has also been ordered by the South African Air Force. The UK Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS) is operating Gripen as its advanced fast jet platform for test pilots worldwide.
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The Saab/Gripen team’s international industrial network, will provide substantial and long-term joint venture growth for the Indian aerospace and defence sector. SAAB AB and its international industrial partners, are world leaders in the delivery of economic compensation to support defence sales.
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