Lyle wrote in message . ..
On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 17:25:17 +0200, "tw" wrote:


"zalzon" wrote in message
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On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 11:31:50 +0200, Fredrik Nikala wrote:

If it will come to pass, it probably is through the British side of the
JAS-project.

I thought the british were just involved in the marketting of the
plane.

According to my "faktaboken om Gripen" they were involved in at least
requirements gathering for operations in tropical and desert climates. They
also built the composite material wings for the prototype,

Does the export of the gripen require US approval for the engines?




the british were primarly involvled with not only marketing but
makeing the grippen Nato compatible.

One key aspect to exportability of the Grippen would be integration of
a active BVR missile such as mica or meteor so that US export and
political controlls on AMRAAM can't intimidate the buyer.