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Also see http://airheadsfly.com/2014/11/12/czech ... ns-wanted/The Czech military wants to increase the number of its Swedish-made Jas-39 Gripen fighters from 14 to 20
in reaction to the worsening security situation in Europe, the public Czech Radio reported today.
air force commander General Libor Stefanik told Czech Radio/Radiozurnal.
He cited the airspace defence, support for ground forces and training with forward air controllers
among the reasons fro leasing more Gripens.
The Czech government approved the first contracts on the lease of 14 Swedish Jas-39 Gripen supersonic fighters for 20 billion crowns in April 2004. Czechs received the first six fighters from Sweden in April 2005 and the other eight by the end of August of the same year. The contract was to expire in 2015.
In March, the government approved the extension of the contract until 2027 with a two-year option for some 1.7 billion crowns annually.
