Saab Receives System Maintenance Order for Swedish Gripen

March 30, 2011 DEFPRO.COM

Defence and security company Saab has received an order worth SEK 200 million [$31.55 million; €22.38 million - Ed.] from FMV (the Swedish Defence Material Administration) for system maintenance of Gripen. The contract represents a part of continual system maintenance and updating tasks for the Gripen C/D and complies with the Swedish Armed Forces' long-term planning for the Gripen. The order applies to basic resources, for example renewal of test equipment for testing and verification of the Gripen system on the long term. The order concerns operations to be carried out during 2011.