Norway requests Sweden to bid for F-16 fleet replacement
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence has announced that its F-16 fleet is foreseen to reach the end of its technical and operational lifespan around 2015, and that it has a need to acquire future combat aircraft capability to replace its F-16 fleet.
The invitation from the Norwegian authorities to FMV to bid, follows the recent receipt of similar invitations from India, Switzerland, Denmark and Thailand. FMV’s response to the Norwegian MoD RBI is required to be submitted on 28 April 2008.
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.
