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Caretaker government places Gripen jets offer first

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At a meeting on Wednesday, the caretaker government adopted the conclusions of the special committee set up for the acquiring of a new type of fighter jets.

The committee has placed Sweden’s SAAB Gripen jets offer at first place, it was reported. The Swedish bid was preferred over offers for used F-16 planes and used Eurofighter jets. The final decision will be taken by the future government of the country. Bulgaria wants to buy 8 fighter jets worth some 757 million euros.



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