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Hungary’s next Gripen fighter aircraft successfully delivered
PRESS RELEASE Nr E 1 31.1.2007
Hungarian Air Force now has a total of nine operational Gripen fighter aircraft
One more Hungarian Gripen fighter, of the latest C version, landed at
Kecskémet air base today following its delivery flight from Sweden. It was flown by a pilot from Swedish Air Force. The flight, which departed from FMV´s facility outside Linköping, lasted for about two hours. At the same time one of the dual seated Hungarian Gripen aircraft returned from Sweden after following a planned software upgrade.
- “We are now delivering aircraft six (6) months ahead of schedule. In accordance with the contract, we are required to deliver nine (9) aircraft by August 2007, but with the delivery today the Hungarian Air Force has already taken delivery of nine (9) aircraft in Kecskémet. I would like to express my gratitude to all those people that made this possible”, - said Mats Hansson, Program Director for the Gripen for Hungary program within FMV.
The remaining five (5) Hungarian Gripen aircraft will be delivered to Hungary progressively until December 2007. Hungary is the third nation, after Sweden and the Czech Republic, to operate the Gripen fighter. Hungary will receive the latest C and D versions of the Gripen aircraft. These aircraft are the latest versions of the Gripen aircraft and are equipped with full color cockpit displays, a retractable air-to-air refueling probe and are fully NATO-interoperable.
http://www.fmv.se/WmTemplates/page.aspx?id=2302
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Gripen Fighters Arrive In India
Dual-Seat brand new 39D '824 and '826. Single seat 39C '229. Note: 39.824 is a Tango Red jet from the Alaskan exercises. She sure gets around39.229 is otoh a regular on air shows.
More at bharat-rakshak (ty for pics):
Last edited by signatory; 02-04-2007 at 09:43 AM.
Gripen at the Alpine World Ski Championships
Tomorrow, Saturday at 12:24 CET just before the Super-G race there will be JAS 39 Gripen opening up the event. Followed by flights on the 14th and 17th of February.
Other planned events in 2007:
A fighter programme that is ahead of schedule...
To me that sounds a bit unusual, but I guess that´s a good thing. For both SAAB and Hungary.
hungarian gripen:
the new gripen
Gripen for India: Tailor- made to meet India’s fighter needs
Gripen International, the Swedish company responsible for marketing and selling the Gripen new generation multi-role combat fighter worldwide, is proud to be once again supporting the Aero India 2007 International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition, being staged at the Yelahanka Air Base in Bangalore, India between 7-11 February 2007.
This year, the historic 75th anniversary of the Indian Air Force, sees the Gripen team’s biggest ever commitment to India. With the opening of Saab/Gripen offices in New Delhi and Bangalore, three (3) Gripen new generation multi-role combat aircraft taking part in the flying and static displays at the Aero India exhibition, and the full support and attendance of Swedish government officials and Saab/Gripen International’s senior management, Saab/Gripen International has made record investment in the Aero India 2007 exhibition.
Amongst the senior representatives attending the exhibition are Tony Ogilvy, Gripen International’s Director for India, Ingemar Andersson, Saab AB’s Vice President and Deputy CEO and Bengt Johansson, Deputy Trade Commissioner from the Swedish Trade Council, all of whom will be available ahead of, and during the Aero India exhibition.
Read more+pictures
http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publ...s100010319.php
Saab's Gripen in talks with India defense companies on systems
09 Feb 2007 bbj.hu Saab AB, the Swedish maker of the Gripen fighter jet, is in talks with Indian defense companies to build systems, as it prepares to bid for a $9 billion fighter-jet order by the country's air force.
"We are talking to Indian defense and aerospace companies for manufacturing of avionics, propulsion and software," Tony Ogilvy, Gripen International director for India, said in an interview today. "The talks are at a very advanced stage." Saab, Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. are trying to increase their investments in India's defense companies as they plan to compete for the 126 combat jets -- the largest such contest in 15 years, according to Boeing.
Saab is marketing the Gripen as a low-cost and reliable solution to the Indian air force. To win the award, Saab will have to beat offerings from both Boeing and Lockheed Martin, as well as Russia's MiG Corp. and France's Dassault Aviation SA.
"Gripen will cost the Indian government very significantly less than its nearest single engine competitor and a fraction of its twin-engine competitors," Ogilvy said at the Aero India show in Bangalore. He declined to elaborate. The Indian air force wants to buy the multi-role combat jets to replace aging Russian-made aircraft.
Preparation for the bids is in the final stages and will be called soon, A.K. Antony, India's defense minister said on February 7. Saab said in September it will enter into a 350 million-rand ($49 million) venture to make airplane parts with South Africa's state-owned Denel Ltd. Saab will own 20% of the venture, which will be established in South Africa, with Denel owning the rest, according to Kenth-Aake Joensson, Saab's executive vice president.
Saab, which is supplying the single-engine Gripens to South Africa's air force, agreed to invest and create jobs in Africa's largest economy in exchange for being awarded the contracts. Apart from the multi-role fighter jet contract, Saab wants to explore business opportunities to „maximize our engagement with India in land, sea and air business units,” Ogilvy said. „This jet contract is the start of a much larger involvement of Saab in India,” he said. Boeing Co., the second-biggest US military contractor after Lockheed Martin, today said it will bid to sell helicopters to the Indian government for the first time, attempting to break into a market dominated by Russia's state-owned OAO OPK Oboronprom. Political relations between the US and India are improving. Last year the US lifted a ban on nuclear exports to India, which had led the South Asian country to mostly buy planes from Russia. (Bloomberg)
Aero India News - visit http://www.gripen.com
Main page:
http://www.gripen.com/en/MediaRelati...AeroIndia2007/
Picture diary:
http://www.gripen.com/en/MediaRelati...2007/Today.htm
Gripen's display area is freaking huuuuuuge
Plus the three jets of course.
repost.....
Fantastic contribution.
Hope this isn´t a repost.
More than 22000lb thrust and 138% fuel (~4150 liter), better avionics, SatCom and improved MAW etc. sounds good.
Hope SwAF also will take these "N-modifications" aboard.
More info here (incl. the other norwegian contenders):
http://www.mil.no/start/article.jhtml?articleID=134566
Regards, C
I was posting this link http://media.bharat-rakshak.com/aero/main.php.
Just to scroll up a bit and find out you had already posted it a week ago (offcourse)
(I did´nt mean your post was a repost. Mine was a repost, I edited it and wrote repost and meant mine own post)
It means SAAB has made too many jets and is now in a hurry to market them away.
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