Saab AB, The first test of air-to-air refueling with a Gripen aircraft from a Swedish Air Force C-130 Hercules successfully completed.
The test flights were performed over the Baltic Sea east of the Swedish coastline. The C-130 from the Swedish Air Force wing F 7 was operated from FMV Test Center and Gripen aircraft were operated from Saab. Saab's verification flight tests included a total of six sorties with test aircraft of the latest standard of Gripen, the Gripen C single-seat and Gripen D dual-seat. The results were very successful.
“The verification flights have been conducted according to plan and all the objectives have been fulfilled. During the campaign the Air-to-Air refueling capability between Gripen and the C-130 Tanker has been verified within the required envelope including refueling at various speeds, altitudes and with various external loads. Now FMV will continue to integrate Gripen's air-to-air refueling capability in the Swedish Air force” says Mats Thorbi
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