https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In one of the most terrifying near-miss stories ever, a Swedish fighter jet crashed into an island just metres from thousands of spectators gathered to watch it fly in 1993. The Local looks at the tale, 25 years later. https://www.thelocal.se/20180808/the-shocking-story-of-how-a-fighter-jet-crashed-in-central-stockholm-and-everyone-lived-to-tell-the-tale Wed, 08 Aug 2018 16:17:40 +0200 the-shocking-story-of-how-a-fighter-jet-crashed-in-central-stockholm-and-everyone-lived-to-tell-the-tale The President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, was in Sweden on Monday to discuss her country's purchase of 36 Jas Gripen fighter jets for a price tag which has risen to 39 billion kronor ($4.7 billion). https://www.thelocal.se/20151019/jet-deal-on-agenda-as-brazil-head-visits-sweden Mon, 19 Oct 2015 13:27:09 +0200 jet-deal-on-agenda-as-brazil-head-visits-sweden Swedish defence firm Saab paid around a billion kronor to shady middlemen as part of a controversial deal to sell fighter jets to South Africa, according to documents obtained by a Swedish tabloid. https://www.thelocal.se/20150625/saab-payouts-in-jas-gripen-bribery-scandal Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:22:42 +0200 saab-payouts-in-jas-gripen-bribery-scandal Two pilots survived unscathed after they were forced to eject from a Swedish-made fighter jet that veered off a landing strip and crashed in a field on an air base in the Czech Republic on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20150519/pilots-eject-from-swedish-made-fighter-jet Tue, 19 May 2015 19:33:21 +0200 pilots-eject-from-swedish-made-fighter-jet Swedish defence giant Saab announced a surprise drop in first-quarter operating profits on Friday, while the company took a 3.8 percent tumble on the Stockholm stock market. https://www.thelocal.se/20150424/defence-giant-saab-sees-surprise-fall-in-profits Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:00:00 +0200 defence-giant-saab-sees-surprise-fall-in-profits A 39.3 billion kronor ($5.5 billion) deal signed by Swedish defence company Saab to build and sell 36 Jas Gripen fighter jets to Brazil is being investigated by Brazilian prosecutors. https://www.thelocal.se/20150410/brazil-prosecutors-probe-swedens-fighter-jet-deal Fri, 10 Apr 2015 18:54:44 +0200 brazil-prosecutors-probe-swedens-fighter-jet-deal Swedish defence and security company Saab is involved in a multi-million dollar deal to help Norway update its core weapon-detection radar system. https://www.thelocal.se/20150408/swedens-saab-to-upgrade-norways-defence Wed, 08 Apr 2015 16:41:00 +0200 swedens-saab-to-upgrade-norways-defence Swedish defence company Saab has signed a deal with Brazil to build and send 36 Gripen fighter jets in return for 39.3 billion kronor ($5.5 billion). https://www.thelocal.se/20141027/saab-sells-36-gripen-jets-to-brazil Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:22:00 +0100 saab-sells-36-gripen-jets-to-brazil Sweden said Friday it would go ahead with the purchase of a new generation of Saab Gripen fighter jets, despite Switzerland pulling out of a major co-financing deal. https://www.thelocal.se/20140829/sweden-to-buy-gripen-jets-despite-swiss-pullout Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:11:00 +0200 sweden-to-buy-gripen-jets-despite-swiss-pullout Swedish defence firm Saab has declined to provide a bid for a 30 billion ($4.37 billion) Danish fighter contract while reports indicate that US firm Lockheed Martin is set to land the deal. https://www.thelocal.se/20140721/saab-pulls-out-of-denmark-fighting-bidding Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:50:00 +0200 saab-pulls-out-of-denmark-fighting-bidding The military coup in Thailand has not had an impact on the planned delivery of Swedish Gripen fighter jets with supplies and support, with the Thais now in possession of 12 of the aircraft. https://www.thelocal.se/20140601/thai-coup-not-affecting-swedish-gripen-deal Sun, 01 Jun 2014 16:00:00 +0200 thai-coup-not-affecting-swedish-gripen-deal Sweden has become a major world supplier of weapons counting a number of regimes criticised for human rights abuses among its customers, while at the same time enjoying a global reputation for peacemaking and generous foreign aid. https://www.thelocal.se/20140520/sweden-arms-dictators-as-defence-exports-soar Tue, 20 May 2014 09:03:12 +0200 sweden-arms-dictators-as-defence-exports-soar The Swiss allowed a multi-billion-dollar deal to buy fighter jets from Sweden to crash and burn Sunday, when a majority turned out to nix funding for the purchase. https://www.thelocal.se/20140519/swiss-reject-fighter-jet-deal-with-sweden Mon, 19 May 2014 10:00:00 +0200 swiss-reject-fighter-jet-deal-with-sweden Sweden appointed a new ambassador to Switzerland on Wednesday, a day after a media report that the current envoy lobbied Swiss parliamentarians to promote the sale of Swedish fighter jets. https://www.thelocal.se/20140501/new-swede-named-to-bern-amid-gripen-flap-2 Thu, 01 May 2014 11:28:00 +0200 new-swede-named-to-bern-amid-gripen-flap-2 Switzerland's voters could sink a decade of negotiations and evaluations when they go to the polls to vote on a multi-billion deal to buy fighter jets from Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20140427/swiss-voters-could-sink-swedish-fighter-jet-deal Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:11:00 +0200 swiss-voters-could-sink-swedish-fighter-jet-deal The Swedish government has announced plans to beef up its defence forces by fitting its fleet of Gripen fighter jets with long-range cruise missiles. https://www.thelocal.se/20140424/sweden-plans-to-get-cruise-missiles-for-defence Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:21:00 +0200 sweden-plans-to-get-cruise-missiles-for-defence Swiss voters are set to sink a massive defence deal with Swedish firm Saab to buy 22 fighter planes, a new opinion poll has showed ahead of a referendum next month. https://www.thelocal.se/20140412/swiss-voters-to-sink-swedish-jet-fighter-deal Sat, 12 Apr 2014 10:22:00 +0200 swiss-voters-to-sink-swedish-jet-fighter-deal Switzerland's defence deal to buy 22 fighter jets from Sweden might come with a price tag that's three times higher than the government claims, opponents said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20140401/swiss-gripen-could-triple-in-cost-2 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:00:00 +0200 swiss-gripen-could-triple-in-cost-2 Ahead of a Swiss referendum on the country's plan to buy 22 fighter jets from Sweden, a report raised concerns on Sunday that a US-made communication system onboard could be used for spying. https://www.thelocal.se/20140331/spying-fears-plague-swiss-fighter-deal-report-2 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:00:00 +0200 spying-fears-plague-swiss-fighter-deal-report-2 The Czech government announced on Wednesday that it was extending its lease on over a dozen Swedish fighter jets until 2027. https://www.thelocal.se/20140312/czech-government-extends-lease-on-gripen-jets Wed, 12 Mar 2014 18:40:00 +0100 czech-government-extends-lease-on-gripen-jets