Sweden Agrees to Extend Gripen Lease with Czech Republic

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The Czech Republic's Ministry of Defense has approved an extension of the lease agreement with Sweden for the Jas 39 Gripen fighter aircraft until 2035, reports the Bloomberg news agency.

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The Swedish offer to extend the lease of 12 JAS-39 Gripen aircraft for 16.695 billion crowns has been approved by the Defense Minister's board. The draft contract will now be submitted to the government for discussion. The Defense Ministry announced this in a press release on Tuesday. According to the Ministry, the lease price for the years 2027 to 2035 includes, in addition to the lease of 12 fighters, money for servicing and pilot training.

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In Prague, the Czech Ministry of Defence has approved Sweden's offer to extend the lease of 12 JAS-39 Gripen fighters for 16.7 billion Czech crowns, amounting to around 660 million euros. The proposal, which includes the maintenance and training of pilots by Saab and the Swedish Air Force, is now awaiting government approval. The Czech Republic currently rents 14 Gripen at an annual cost of about 1.7 billion Czech crowns; the current leasing con…

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The Swedish offer to extend the lease of twelve JAS-39 Gripen aircraft for 16.695 billion crowns was approved by the board of the Minister of Defense. The draft contract will now be submitted to the government for discussion. According to the Ministry of Defense, the price includes, in addition to the lease of twelve fighters, money for servicing and pilot training. The Czech Republic will spend another approximately four billion crowns on the m…