Saab Presents Its Best and Final Offer of Gripen and GlobalEye to Finland
In a livestreamed briefing on April 30, Saab elaborated on its best and final offer for HX fighter programme in Finland.
The three speakers at the session, namely Micael Johansson, President and CEO, Saab, Carl-Johan Edström, Major General, Commander of the Swedish Air Force, and Magnus Skogberg, Campaign Director, HX Programme, Saab, took the viewers through the details of the offer, and also answered questions asked by journalists and defence enthusiasts.
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