Slovakia’s Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini has decided that his cabinet will need more time to select the winner of a fighter competition to replace the MiG-29.
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By Rob Schleiffert from Holland (MiG-29) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
“I want to see comparable offers to eliminate any doubts. This is a serious decision worth billions of euros,” Reuters reported him as saying.
“Both options would be a step forward for Slovakia, however, there has been no public debate on whether the country needs the more expensive and more advanced F-16s or the more budget-friendly Gripens,” he added.
The defense ministry was suppose to come up with an analysis between buying the F-16 or Gripen by Jun. 29.