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Therefore Sweden and the FMV choose not to submit an answer to the Belgian request,&#8221; the notice stated.<br\/><br\/> The decision is a blow to Sweden&#8217;s major defense firm Saab. Earlier this year, company officials said it hoped to propose the next-generation version of its Gripen fighter jet, the Gripen E, which made its first flight last month. <br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lockheed Martin\u2019s F-35, the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Dassault Rafale are the likely remaining competitors for the Belgian competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of those choices, the F-35 will be the likely victor and could be Lockheed\u2019s only new F-35 sale this year, said Byron Callan, director of Capital Alpha Partners, an investment consulting firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;As one of the four countries that purchased F-16s in part of the \u2018deal of the century\u2019 in 1975, Belgium is the only country that has not yet reached a decision. 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