A Swedish company announced a partnership with Portuguese industrial group Vangest to produce eight complex parts in Portugal for Gripen E/F fighters. The Swedish jet is among the options to renew the Portuguese Air Force's F-16 fleet.
Long-term partnership is focused on a first phase in the industrialization of eight complex components in the Navy. Collaboration should create new qualified jobs in the region.
Partnership starts with eight components for the Gripen E/F model and should create qualified employment. Investment value and number of contracts not disclosed