Colombia Has Started Payments on €3.1 Billion Saab Fighter Deal
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According to Bloomberg, about $100 billion has already been paid. The agreement signed by the last government includes penalty for non-compliance. The post Colombia already made the first payment to Saab for the Gripen planes appeared first on La Silla Empty.
Colombia Has Started Payments on €3.1 Billion Saab Fighter Deal
Colombia has begun paying for a €3.1 billion fleet of Saab fighter jets ordered by the previous government, complicating any attempt by President Abelardo de la Espriella to unwind the purchase as he struggles to repair the nation’s finances.
Colombia and Saab are renegotiating the purchase of the 17 Gripen planes purchased in November 2025. Now the newly elected President Abelardo de la Espriella wants to review the contracts signed by his predecessor in office, reports Ekot.
Colombia is renegotiating the contract with Saab regarding the purchase of Gripen planes, reports Sveriges Radio Ekot. In November last year, Saab signed the contract with the Colombian government. The deal was for 17 Gripen planes and was worth 3.1 billion euros, equivalent to around 35 billion kronor. Colombia's newly elected president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has said since he took office last summer that he wants to review the contract. An…
Colombia and Saab renegotiate contract for Gripen planes. The air force chief confirms that the details are under discussion according to Sveriges Radio.
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