Czech Republic chooses Swedish Gripen fighters over US F-16s
17/12/2003 at 22:11:18
Date line: PRAGUE
The Czech government decided late Wednesday to lease 14 Swedish-made Saab-39 Gripen jets, passing up offers for US-made aircraft to replace its ageing Russian fighters, Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla said.
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December 17, 2003 at 10:54 pm