Swiss Parliament Votes to Freeze Gripen Deal on Cost Concern
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Swiss lawmakers voted to suspend the purchase of 22 Saab AB Gripen NG warplanes, questioning the deal’s cost and asking the government for further information.
“We are putting the Gripen deal on hold until some important questions are answered,” Green Liberal lawmaker Beat Flach said on Twitter after the vote by the Swiss Parliament’s Defense Committee. The Defense Ministry confirmed the outcome.