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  Rough week ahead for Swiss Gripen

  Posted by Christina Mackenzie 3:13 PM on Feb 12, 2012

    Leaked to the Swiss weekly Le Matin Dimanche , two confidential Swiss Air Force reports conclude that the Swedish-made Gripen combat aircraft does not meet minimal air... Read More >>

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  Flat-packed Gripen

  Posted by Christina Mackenzie 9:21 PM on Dec 02, 2011

  Swiss daily Le Temps has a fun political cartoon I thought you might enjoy. (I'm linking at the artist's site because there's a better permalink. We can't reproduce the cartoon her... Read More >>

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  Swiss Gripen NG: Details Emerge

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:59 AM on Dec 02, 2011

  Adding fuel to yesterday's Ares discussion about the developmental effort that has to go into fielding the Swiss Gripen, a few details have emerged about what the Swiss air force's... Read More >>

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  Sweden Gives Gripen NG Another Boost

  Posted by Robert Wall 11:14 AM on Dec 01, 2011

  The Swedish government always said it would support any export customer for the Gripen NG by accelerating its own procurement plans for the latest iteration of the single-engine fi... Read More >>

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  Switzerland Buys Gripen NG Over Rafale, Typhoon

  Posted by Robert Wall 3:32 PM on Nov 30, 2011

  Switzerland has opted to acquire 22 Saab JAS-39E/F Gripen NGs in its long-running F-5 Tiger replacement program, says Swiss defense minister Ueli Maurer.Gripen beat out the Dassaul... Read More >>

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  Thai Gripen Force Grows

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:50 AM on Jun 28, 2011

  The Royal Thai Air Force has graduated a second cadre of Gripen personnel, now ready to join the fleet of single-engine fighters already deployed in the country.Six pilots and ten ... Read More >>

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  Libya: Gripen's Recce Efforts

  Posted by Robert Wall 3:07 PM on Apr 18, 2011

  Swedish air force Gripens may not be dropping bombs as part of the country's missions to support the U.N. Resolution 1973 enforcement action, but the aircraft are doing more than j... Read More >>

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  Libya: Gripens To Start Flying; Typhoons To Start Dropping Bombs

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:28 AM on Apr 07, 2011

  The Swedish air force Gripens due to participate in the Libya no-fly zone enforcement action led by NATO are due to start flying in the region today. The initial flights are for pi... Read More >>

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  Libya: Gripens Due Next Week

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:57 AM on Apr 01, 2011

  The Saab Gripen will finally get its combat credentials. The Swedish air force expects the first of its JAS-39 Gripens to be operating over Libya by the middle of next week.The dep... Read More >>

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  Libya: Sweden Prepares for Possible Gripen Use

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:51 AM on Mar 22, 2011

  Although the Swedish armed forced have so far not received a national mandate to participate in the enforcement of U.N. Resolution 1973 to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya, the cou... Read More >>

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