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Gripen NG Demo Returns to the Skies
Gripen NG Demonstrator started flight testing again on October 27 following a modification which includes the installation of an AESA radar.
The Gripen NG Demonstrator has been modified with a number of tactical systems: AESA radar, a new satellite communication system, an electro-optical missile warning...
November 6th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Czech Gripen Fighters in NATO Tiger Meet
Czech Air Force Gripen fighters have successfully participated in the NATO Tiger Meet 2009 exercise.
More than 70 aircrafts were involved in the 43rd NATO Tiger Meet, including Gripens from 211th tactical squadron Čáslav Air Force Base in the Czech Republic. The Czech Air Force has been a member of...
November 3rd, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Saab Delivers the Perfect Match to Brazil
Saab has today submitted an update on the proposal offering 36 Gripen Next Generation (NG) to the Brazilian Air Force. The offer consists of a cost-effective solution, a comprehensive Technology Transfer and a unique competitive partnership between Brazil and Sweden.
The updated proposal fulfills all...
October 6th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Brazilian Engineers Already Working on the Gripen Fighter Project
While the Brazilian government decides to give another chance for the companies to improve their offers in the bid for the new fighter planes Brazil is buying, the technology transfer for this type of airplane has already begun with at least one of the competitors, Saab.
[Led] by Akaer, the companies...
September 21st, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
First Flight for Royal Thai Air Force Gripen
The first Gripen fighter for Thailand completed its maiden flight in Linköping, Sweden, today. The flight took off at 14:50 local time and lasted for 80 minutes with Saab test pilot Mats Thorbiörnsson at the controls.
In 2008, Thailand ordered a complete aircraft and command and control system from...
September 18th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Gripen At the Biggest Air Show In the World
Gripen aircraft from the Swedish and Hungarian air forces will participate in the multinational Royal International Air Tattoo in the UK.
The organizer Royal Air Force Charity Trust expects 170,000 visitors during the weekend, which make this event at the Fairford air base the largest military air show...
July 20th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More



