O Globo, a national Brazilian newspaper, asked online readers to vote on who would win the air force's F-X2 contract. Despite the hoopla about the now-disputed announcement on 7 September by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva declaring the Dassault Rafale the winner, the unscientific poll below showed the Saab Gripen with a comfortable lead. In the wake of the Rafale faux-selection, Saab apparently has offered to slash the Gripen's price in half for Brazil.
on September 22, 2009 9:36 AM | Reply
I read "half price differently; it's meant in context of the other jet's prices.
on September 22, 2009 5:01 PM | Reply
"which should make a new offer"?
Sounds like a fair and balanced poll to me.
-HJC
on September 22, 2009 8:57 PM | Reply
Just like in Norway where the public favored the Gripen and we all know the outcome of that one... Saab should perhaps focus on direct democracies, i.e. Switzerland.