Thailand is a military dictatorship, and Sweden has no business selling weapons to military dictatorships Quoted said Ola Mattson, secretary general of the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society.
Sweden's sale of fighter jets to Thailand generates controversy STOCKHOLM: Thailand has announced that it would purchase six Swedish-made jet fighters, with an option to buy another six, generating both relief and skepticism here.
The deal for the six Gripen-JAS 39C/D multi-role fighters, valued at 3.7 billion kronor, or $600 million, was a long-awaited boost to the efforts by the Swedish government, and the airplane maker Saab, to market the plane internationally. Previously, Gripen fighters have been sold to South Africa and leased to the Czech Republic and Hungary.
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October 20th, 2007
