Saab keen to manufacture Gripen in India.

Swedish defence major Saab AB is keen to manufacture its Gripen fighter aircraft in India. To meet the requirements to set up operations for the next-generation fighter, the company is looking at 100 per cent technology transfer to India, and investment help from Indian partners, Jan Widerstrom, Chairman, Saab India, told Business Line.

At the Make in India event in Mumbai, Widerstrom spoke exclusively about how Saab is open to sharing critical technology with Indian partners, the need for financial help, and how the company is eager to create hi-tech jobs in manufacturing the Gripen with several Indian joint venture partners.

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