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Blog: Football and fighters

by Saurabh Joshi • June 15, 2010

The Brazil-North Korea pre-game rituals will include two South African Air Force Gripen fighters buzzing the stadium.

by Saurabh Joshi • March 25, 2010

To show that political lightweight Sweden can play the game too, King Carl Gustaf is in Brazil to pitch for the Gripen.

by Saurabh Joshi • September 10, 2009

The news of the reprieve is greeted with honest bewilderment. “We don’t know what’s happening,” said one official from the Swedish vendor, a rival to Dassault’s Rafale of France for the Brazilian order. Indications are also being drawn from the absence of the Brazilian Air Force chief at the announcement of the deal.

by Saurabh Joshi • September 7, 2009

This may be significant for the Indian MMRCA contest as five of the original six contenders for the Brazilian order are also vying for Indian Air Force order. “We came up on top in the technical evaluation,” said a source from Dassault, who also indicated the parameters of the two contests to be similar.