After a report questioning the weaknesses of the Swedish Gripen fighter aircraft, selected to equip his army, Switzerland is willing to consider a new offer of Dassault Aviation. all reactions after the announcement of the contract indienBerne is on the defensive. A report highlighting the weaknesses of the fighter Swedish Saab Gripen, chosen to equip the Swiss Army to the detriment of the Rafale deDassault particular, the Swiss government had to explain on Tuesday, February 14 this choice. In a statement, the Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation indicates that the Gripen is the optimal solution for the Swiss army. "A working document and a summary of notes and costs of the candidates was the basis for the decision by the entire Federal Council. These core documents are the result of a detailed assessment of three types of aircraft (the Rafale of the French company Dassault, the Eurofighter consortium EADS European / Cassidian and the Swedish Gripen Saab) that was performed for several years, "the statement said. If the three planes were eligible to equip Swiss Army, are the financial aspects of the overall package that were decisive. "The acquisition does not only provide 22 aircraft and their equipment for the missions, but a comprehensive package including arming, package logistics, training systems for pilots, the integration of TTE in the command systems and other elements.*
The estimated operating costs for 30 years also have acquisition costs. "It is in light of these requirements that the Swiss authority has chosen the Swedish aircraft, the paper says. According to the Minister of defense, Ueli Maurer, "Gripen is the best cost / performance." The Rafale recommended by the report of the Helvetic arméeLe Minister finds himself under pressure after the publication of a report co-signed by General Gygax and disclosed by the press Helvetic, and recommended instead that the Rafale. A spokesman for the Swiss Minister of Defense said Monday that Maurer did not, however, aware of this evaluation report confidentiel.Les believe in the Swiss Air Force The document, dated 2009 and written in English, that "the overall efficiency of MS21 Gripen remains insufficient to win air superiority in future threats, beyond 2015." In tests conducted in 2008, the Swedish aircraft was only 4.2 points out of 9 in the air policing missions, while a minimum of 6 was desired, the report said. The Rafale has meanwhile obtained 6.7 points and Eurofighter 6, 2 points.Selon this document, "the Rafale is the candidate who meets all the requirements of the Swiss Air Force and finished with the best score." The Eurofighter is itself the "best alternative to burst ", while the Gripen has been marked" unsatisfactory "for air-to-air attack, according to the report available.
The Gripen was selected Nov. 30, 2011. Other manufacturers have meanwhile revised their proposals. Dassault has indicated that he proposed 18 Rafale now at the Swiss Air Force offered the same services as the 22 Gripen, and for a price of 2.7 billion Swiss francs (2.25 billion euros), against 3.1 billion Swiss francs for the Gripen. EADS has also revised its offer for the Eurofighter, according to press Helvetic. "We asked the French group to submit an offer really practical," said Ueli Maurer at a conference Tuesday, if he submits to a part of the tender. A spokesman for the Defense Ministry had said in late January that Switzerland had not received a new offer of the manufacturer français.Depuis few days, the Rafale is experiencing a comeback unexpected. After India, which said it had selected the Dassault combat aircraft, Brazil could do the same. The French defense minister, Gerard Longuet, yet had almost buried the plane, failing export. (With AFP and Reuters)
after india swiss and brazil could also buy rafale
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