EatingOnions@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agoBrazil announces plans to buy 20 more Swedish Gripen fighter jets to replace aging American F-5 jetswww.armyrecognition.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down10
arrow-up1112arrow-down1external-linkBrazil announces plans to buy 20 more Swedish Gripen fighter jets to replace aging American F-5 jetswww.armyrecognition.comEatingOnions@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareusername_1@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·2 days agoHey, Ukraine needs those Gripens more. Much more.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 days agoIt should be noted that Brazil has started manufacturing its own Gripens under a licence. This does not take away from Sweden’s capacity
minus-squareusername_1@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoThat is actually a very important nuance.
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoyeah brazil is doing a heck of a job with the gripen, like half of the tech in the E was developed by them.
minus-squareusername_1@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days ago16 is much fewer than 160. And 160 is barely near the needed amount right now this instant.
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agothat’s also more than half of the gripens ever produced.
Hey, Ukraine needs those Gripens more. Much more.
It should be noted that Brazil has started manufacturing its own Gripens under a licence. This does not take away from Sweden’s capacity
That is actually a very important nuance.
yeah brazil is doing a heck of a job with the gripen, like half of the tech in the E was developed by them.
they got gifted 16 last week
16 is much fewer than 160. And 160 is barely near the needed amount right now this instant.
that’s also more than half of the gripens ever produced.