Gajdoš recommends the government to buy American fighters F-16

They took precedence over Swedish machines JAS-39 C / D Gripen, which were hit by the department under the direction of Martin Glvac (Smer-SD). This follows from documents submitted to the Security Council on Wednesday, 11 July, Wednesday, 11 July.

The offer of the US government to the minister seems more advantageous, taking into account factors such as the purchase of aircraft, ammunition, training costs of pilots and soil. staffing, logistics, infrastructure completion, delivery times and other operating costs and possible upgrades, with the prospect of using a new fighter aircraft tactical to the 2040 horizon. The total financial cost after recalculating the purchase of fighters was initially scheduled for the end of June. However, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) postponed the negotiations on the fighter because he wanted to have all the necessary equipment on the table, as well as two comparable offers from the Swedish fighter manufacturers JAS-39 Gripen and F-16

purchase of 14 fighter planes to replace MiG-29 fleeing Russian machines. In the past, the Ministry of Defense with the Swedish government on the JAS-39 Gripen aircraft lease, the current Minister Gajdoš added discussions with the US government on the purchase of machinery F-16. Instead of renting, there is now the purchase of a supersonic fighter. The value of purchase by the plans exceeds one billion euros

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