Saab teaming up with Tata to build fighter jets

Posted: Feb 10, 2009

Saab, which pitches it cars as jets on the roads, announced today that it is teaming up with India’s Tata to build a version Gripen fighter jet. The $12 billion dollar deal is a chance for Tata to get in on the biggest fighter jet deal in the world in years.

Executive Kjell Moller said that Saab is competing with companies from Russia, Europe and the U.S. to sell a total of 126 fighter jets to the Indian air force.

India is looking to begin testing in April and said that it will buy about 24 units in flying condition and will built the remaining 100 at a state-run facility. The Indian air-force is the world’s fourth largest and has 51 Mirage-2000 war planes built by Dassault.

Source: AFP (via AutoBlog)

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Tags: Saab Gripen, Tata, Tata Motors

Neil

Saab aerospace and automotive have one thing in common the Swedish government does not want to lose the jobs at either company and will spend money to help both and if TaTa comes in a white horse and helps the aerospace company get orders you think the Swedish government is going to offer a sweet deal to buy the autos form GM

xsaabowner

SAAB aircraft and Saab automobiles are unrelated today. Saab cars are a division of GM. SAAB aircraft is independent. They have a shared history.

kabluey

I loves it!

This can only end in disaster! I mean reallyy!? Can the Swedish and Indians actually come together to build a plane?! lolol.. This is more laughable than a Fiat 500...