Colombia to buy Swedish fighter jets to replace aging Israeli aircraft

Colombia to Buy Swedish Fighter Jets to Replace Aging Israeli Aircraft

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Colombia said Thursday it will buy up to 24 fighter jets from Swedish company Saab to replace aging Israeli aircraft whose maintenance has become complicated after the South American nation broke diplomatic ties with Israel over its war with Hamas. World News | Colombia to Buy Swedish Fighter Jets to Replace Aging Israeli Aircraft.

Colombia to buy Swedish fighter jets to replace aging Israeli aircraft

Colombia has announced it will buy up to 24 fighter jets from Swedish company Saab to replace aging Israeli aircraft whose maintenance has become complicated after the South American nation broke diplomatic ties with Israel over its war with Hamas.

Authorities in Colombia said they would buy up to 24 fighter jets from Swedish company Saab to replace aging Israeli planes, whose maintenance has become complicated after the country severed diplomatic relations with Israel over its war with Hamas.

Colombia intends to buy from 16 to 24 fighter jets from Sweden's Saab industry, Carlos Silva, chief of staff of the Latin American country's air force, said on Thursday. The top officer did not disclose the cost of the contract, as it still remains to be agreed in the negotiation process. The new fleet of JAS 39 Gripen, said Mr. Silva, he will guarantee the supremacy of the ethers and the protection of national sovereignty. It will replace the o…

Within the process very favourable financing conditions have prevailed for the purchase, as well as Offset oriented to social investment.The revelation then comes just a day after it was confirmed that Sweden will be the guest country of honor to the Colombian aeronautics fair (F-Air 2025) and as a reaction to the announcements of the US government to impose tariffs of 10% on Colombia's exports.