The Executive approved the debt for S/7,580 million that will be used to finance the purchase of 24 fighter aircraft for the Peruvian Air Force (FAP). The resolution was published in the official newspaper El Peruano and bears the signature of President José Jerí.
This operation dates back to September 2024, when the government of Dina Boluarte announced interest in acquiring the war aircraft.
According to the decree, financing will be carried out through sovereign bonds that will be issued by the State through the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF).
The government relies on the Public Debt Law of 2025, approved by Congress, to authorize this operation.
The purchase
The first time that this operation became known was through a press conference that, in September 2024, was offered by the then Minister of Defense, Walter Astudillo.
Different proposals were presented on the table: the Saab company and the Swedish government offered the FAP the Gripen E fighter plane, while Dassault Aviation and the French government nominated the Rafale F4 fighter.
In recent months, the United States authorities entered the bidding with the F-16s.
Military sources indicated to Peru21 that the Gripen have the first option.
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