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RTAF Welcomes August 1st Aerobatics Team
.: Last month, Royal Thai Air Force welcomed China’s August 1st Aerobatics team at its 6th Airborne Division. ACM Wongpinkaew presided over the ceremony. On the ocasion, RTAF Gripen and August 1st...
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Ferry Flight - A Pilot´s Perspective
.: Fredrik Süsskind is greeted on his arrival to Wing 7. Image: Sukasom Hiranphan Wing 7 Commander, Group Captain Manat Chuanprayoon welcome Fredrik Süsskind (to the left) and his fellow pilot. Image:...
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Thailand Declares Its Gripen Integrated Air Defense System Commissioned
.: Just five and a half years after the signing ceremony in Stockholm February 2008, the undertaking by Sweden to provide the Royal Thai Air Force with 12 Gripen C/D aircraft, two SAAB 340 AEW, radar...
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Exercise Pitch Black: Tête-à-Tête With RTAF Commander
.: Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Wing Commander Nattavut Duangsungnaen used to hate fighter aircraft as a child, as they woke him up every time they landed on a landing pad. However, things changed as...
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Top Stories So Far: GE To Deliver First F414 Engine This Year
.: GE Aviation will deliver the first flight test F414-400 for a single-engine application for the Gripen E to Saab later this year, reports Aviation Week. GE vice president and general manager of its...
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Top Stories So Far: A-Darter Successfully Launched
.: This year, South African Air Force Gripen completed the actual launch of an A-Darter missile. The missile successfully reached the target, which was an unmanned aircraft flying at a 600 meters...
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Czech Gripen In Iceland To Provide Air Defence
.: Czech Air Force Gripen fighters are in Iceland to provide aerial surveillance to the country. Czech Gripen fighters reached Iceland on 23 July 2015, accompanied by an Italian Air Force KC-767 for...
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Czech Gripen To Have Air-To-Ground Capability
.: The Czech Defence Ministry has decided to add air-to-ground capabilities to their Gripen fighters. According to the Defence Ministry Spokesman Petr Medek, the new arms will be installed before...
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Brazil Inches Closer To The Gripen Deal
.: Brazil has inched closer to the Gripen deal with Saab, as the country’s senate voted through the financing package required for the purchase of 36 Gripen NG aircraft. As per a CNBC report, the...
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Hungary to Guard Three Baltic States
.: As part of their allegiance to the NATO alliance, Hungary will deploy four of its twelve operational Gripen aircraft to patrol the airspace of three Baltic nations namely Estonia, Latvia and...
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Link 16 Helps Gripen Pilots Stay Connected
.: Finding information is not enough. Sharing it at the right time, with the right people and using it effectively is very crucial. Hence, every Gripen unit is designed to be net centric. There is...
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Safety Competition Comes To A Highflying End
.: Lars Löfdahl, 43, from Örbro, Sweden, dreamt of flying a Gripen ever since he was a child. So when Saab announced a competition earlier this year with the prize of a flight in Gripen, Lars could...
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Gripen Night Flying Training At Kecskemét
.: Hungarian Air Force Gripen pilots recently practiced four days of night flying at the Kecskemét Air Base. Night flying is very important. It helps pilots hone their flying capabilities; they use...
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.: <iframe width="480" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BsghCF5iRdA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Recently, Hungarian Gripen pilots performed their first...
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Have You Clicked The Winning Picture?
.: It can be an old picture of Gripen that you took at an airshow. Or it could be a new picture of Gripen that you clicked this summer. If it is a picture you are so proud of, we suggest you...
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Hungarian Gripen To Start Their Baltic Mission
.: Hungarian Air Force has sent four Gripen fighters to guard Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The four aircraft are based at Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania. The four months long...
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Gripen NG Model To Be Displayed At Anápolis Air Base Event
.: On 5 and 6 September 2015, a full scale model of Gripen NG will be on exhibition at an event called 'Open Gates' at the Air base of Anápolis, Brazil. The full scale Gripen NG model was presented to...
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Thai Boomerang 2015 Concludes
.: Thai Boomerang, an exercise in which personnel from the Royal Thai Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force participated, came to an end on 14 August. Participating aircraft included Gripen from...
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Gripen Gets Ready For SIAF 2015
.: This weekend Saab and Gripen will participate at the Slovak International Air Fest 2015 at Sliač air base, Slovakia. Visitors will have a chance to experience different Saab simulators in the...
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Gripen Gets Ready For SIAF 2015
.: This weekend Saab and Gripen will participate at the Slovak International Air Fest 2015 at Sliač air base, Slovakia. Visitors will have a chance to experience different Saab simulators in the Saab...
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