Gripen

Mats Palmberg, CMD of Saab India told the paper they have “decided not to pursue the arrangement”.

Focusing on helicopter contracts in India at platform & Tier I level: Adani Group

Adani Defence and Swedish company, SAAB have partnered to make the Gripen fighter plane in India. In an exclusive conversation with CNBC-TV18's Rituparna Bhuyan, SAAB India Chairman said that 51 percent equity is a must in defence for foreign companies to transfer their technology to Indian partners. Mats Palmberg, VP, Industrial Partnerships at SAAB and Jan Widerstorm, Chairman of SAAB India shared their thoughts on the same. Ashish Rajvanshi, Head-Defence & Aerospace of Adani Group spoke about its defence plans.

Keen on supplying fighter jets to IAF: SAAB

The global CEO of SAAB Hakan Buskhe who is in India currently said, we will be able to offer the best technology to India and are keen on supplying fighter jets to IAF.

Lockheed, others in fray to supply single-engine jets to India

There are primarily three manufacturers of these single-engine fighter jets which could be in the race – Lockheed Martin which manufacture the F-16‘s, Boeing which makes Super Hornets and Swedish Saab that manufactures Gripen.

We are offering a full-fledged aerospace capability: SAAB India

After losing out to France's Rafale, Swedish aerospace and defence giant 'Saab' is hoping to sell its Grippen fighter jets to the Indian Air Force. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Saab India head, Jan Wilderstrom, said that Saab is not just offering the fighter jets but also the transfer of Gripen's technology and assembly line to India.

Fighter jet makers eye multi-bn dollar opportunity in India

Foreign fighter jet makers see opportunity in India after the scaled back French deal. Narendra Modi on April 10 announced that India would buy 36 French Rafale jets for an estimated USD 4.3 billion, in effect ending talks on a larger deal for 126 planes that would have sucked up some USD 20 billion.