Gripen NG Defeats Rafale, Typhoon In Switzerland

LONDON – Switzerland has opted to buy 22 Saab Gripen JAS-39E/Fs in its long-running F-5 Tiger replacement program, says Defense Minister Ueli Maurer. Gripen beat out the Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon—Boeing withdrew the F/A-18E/F early from the program. The arrangement marks a big setback...

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