The Swiss Federal Council announced Wednesday it had decided to renew its fleet of combat aircraft with 22 copies of the Saab Gripen of Sweden, preferred to Dassault Aviation's Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon European consortium which includes EADS.
Switzerland was launched three years ago the tender for the renewal of its fleet, now consisting of F-5E / F Tiger built by the American Northrop, whose older copies have been flying since 1976.