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Sweden Seeks Largest Defence Beef-Up in Decades in Light of "Russian Threat"

Military & Intelligence 10:34 15.05.2019Get short URL Among other things, the Swedish Defence Forum wants four new regiments, double the number of conscripts, and a special brigade of 5,000 men to be able to support Finland during a crisis or war. A …

Sweden weighs extending Gripen C/D operations by a decade

Sweden could be poised to approve an extension to operations with part of its Saab Gripen C/D fleet until beyond 2030, in a step that would bolster the size of its fighter inventory beyond the 60 E-model examples currently on order for its air force. …

Northrop to deliver Air Refueling Kits for Hawkeye | Saab reveals Updates on Brazil’s Gripen Program | Dutch F-16 shot ...

Americas The Navy tapped Boeing with $36.8 million providing for 82 end item equipment for the F/A-18 aircraft’s Return-to-Readiness Initiative. The F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, all weather multirole fighter jet, …

Saab ready to step up tempo of Gripen E testing

Saab is to significantly raise the tempo of its flight-test programme for the Gripen E fighter this year, with the activity to be expanded from a current two aircraft to five. A pair of prototypes, designated 39-8 and 39-9, are already involved in the …

Bengaluru-based pilot to visit home of Gripen

By Express News Service BENGALURU: A city-based student pilot, Abhay Ashvin, will visit Linkoping in Sweden, home of the Gripen fighter jet manufactured by Saab. The opportunity to get up-close with one of the world’s advanced fighter jet programmes was …

Saab proposes to make 96 Gripen jets in India to win Air Force deal

BENGALURU: Swedish defence firm Saab AB , which is seeking to sell its Gripen fighter jets to the Indian Air Force, said on Tuesday it could offer to make most of them in a production facility likely to be set up in one of the southern cities. Saab is …

Gripen contest; Bengaluru youth wins a trip to Sweden

Delay in fixing venue keeps Swedish Gripen out of show

Bengaluru: Swedish fighter aircraft Gripen, which is among probable contenders for the 100-plus fighter planes deal India has floated RFI (request for information) for, will not fly at Aero India this time. Reason: The ministry of defence (MoD) couldn’t …

Gripen E enters serial production as Saab targets sales

Saab is continuing to make good progress with its Gripen E programme, with chief executive Hakan Buskhe revealing that it launched serial production of the fighter early this year. Speaking during an annual results presentation on 15 February, Buskhe said …

Saab looks to make in India its Gripen fighter jets

New Delhi: Swedish armaments maker Saab AB on Thursday said it will consider India as a global manufacturing base for its Gripen fighter jets if it is chosen as the winning bidder in an Indian Air Force (IAF) tender for 114 jets. At a press conference in …

Czech Gripen fighters to patrol Baltic skies

Prague Daily Monitor | 29 January 2019 Czech Television reports that Czech Gripen fighters will patrol the airspace above the three Baltic republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, starting September, for a period of about four months. The Czech …

ANALYSIS: How Gripen became prize Thai fighter

Last year brought twin milestones for the Royal Thai Air Force’s fleet of Saab Gripen C/Ds, with the service having marked a decade since ordering the Swedish-built fighter, and completed its first 10,000 flying hours with the single-engined type. In …

Saab Flies Second GlobalEye, Revises Gripen E Production

Saab celebrated the new year with the first flight of the second GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft. Wearing Swedish civil registration SE-RMZ, the aircraft lifted off from the company’s Linköping facility at 11 a.m. on January 3, for a two-hour, 54 …

Gripen E production tweak safeguards Swedish fighter fleet

Sweden has dropped a plan to reuse some parts from its air force's in-service fleet of Saab Gripen C/Ds during production of new-generation Gripen Es, citing operational considerations. Announced on 21 December 2018 and worth around SKr430 million …

Sweden Offers to Bulgaria 10 Gripen Fighters for BGN 1.8 Billion

The Swedish government has optimized the offer for Gripen and is now proposing 10 fighters instead of 8, "said Joakim Wallin, Director of Export and International Relations at Sweden's State Property Defense Agency (FMV), reports Dnevnik.  Today, …

PICTURE: Saab's second Gripen E makes flight debut

Saab's Gripen E flight-test programme made a significant advance on 26 November, when a second aircraft joined the activity. Flown from the Swedish manufacturer's Linkoping site, test aircraft 39-9 completed a 33min debut sortie, more than 17 …

Second Gripen E test aircraft takes flight

  Front page Second Gripen E test aircraft takes flight On 26 November, Saab completed the successful first flight of the second Gripen E test aircraft. The second Gripen E test aircraft, designated 39-9, took off on its maiden flight at 09.50 am on 26 …

BIW starts constructing the Navy’s last Flight IIA destroyer | Turkey opts for indigenous TF-X engine | Saab’s Gripen E ...

Americas General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is starting the production of the US Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. The future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG-127) will be the last vessel in the Flight IIA configuration. “It is exciting …

Armenia did not consider Swedish proposal on purchase of Jas-39 Gripen

YEREVAN, November 12. /ARKA/. Armenian defense ministry did not consider acquisition of  Swedish fighters JAS-39 Gripen, acting defense minister David Tonoyan said today. Earlier reports in the Armenian media claimed  that Sweden  offered Armenia …

PCX, INC. ANNOUNCES KEY HIRE: VP Marketing

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA, UNITED STATES, May 17, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- PCX, Inc. is proud to announce the addition of Ammer Naber in the role of VP of Marketing. Ammer comes to PCX, Inc. with many years of experience leading strategies and …

U.S.-Lebanon Joint Military Commission (JMC)

IMMEDIATE RELEASE Senior delegations from the United States and Lebanon met May 16-17 in Washington, D.C. for the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Lebanon Joint Military Commission (JMC).   The JMC is the premier bilateral forum for senior U.S. and Lebanese …

UAE helps release of four civilians held captive in Libya

Download logo Four detainees - three Filipinos and a South Korean - who were held captive by armed groups in Libya, have been released thanks to "intensive efforts" made by the UAE "in coordination and cooperation" with the Libyan …

The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the Economic Community of West African States (...

Download logo The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in partnership with the UN System Staff College (UNSSC), the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) and the …

Revision of the Implementation Plan for the International Peace Cooperation Assignments in South Sudan

Download logo 1. Japan has dispatched Headquarters staff personnel since November 2011 and Ground Self Defense Force engineering unit to UNMISS (United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan) from January 2012 to May 2017. Japan continues to …

Diamond Aircraft Industries and Leonardo announced to sponsor the 8th Annual Military Flight Training Conference

SMi Reports: Sponsors Diamond Aircraft Industries & Leonardo will be speaking and exhibiting at the Military Flight Training conference in London this October. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, May 16, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- SMi’s Military Flight …

Purple Heart Homes, The Home Depot Foundation, and Bank of America Announce Purple Heart Homes Inaugural Family Day

1st annual event being held May 18, 2019 to celebrate the life of Dale Beatty and to honor the Service Connected Disabled Veterans served by Purple Heart Homes STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES, May 16, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- May 16 …

EU-Tunisia Association Council, 17/05/2019

Download logo Agenda highlights The Association Council will review EU-Tunisia bilateral relations. It will take stock of the EU-Tunisia privileged partnership and discuss next steps. The Association Council will focus on key themes of the EU-Tunisia …

Media Invite: Launch of Collaboration in the Cross Border Areas of the Horn of Africa

Download logo Launch of the Collaboration in the Cross Border Areas Project by the European Union's High Representative/Vice-President, Ms Federica Mogherini on the occasion of her visit to Nairobi, Kenya Date: Tuesday 21 May 2019 Venue: United …

New Zealand Defence Force to present at Military Space USA Conference 2019

SMi Reports: SMi Group are pleased to have Lieutenant Commander Steve Mansfield, New Zealand Defence Force present at the Military Space USA Conference in June LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, May 15, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Convening on June 11th …

Longshore Act in Action – Real-World Cases

This blog covers some real-world cases so you can better understand how the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act works in real time. JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, USA, May 15, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- You have probably, at some point in …

Dynama appoints Andrew Lloyd as Managing Director with a focus on growth

LONDON, UK, May 15, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Dynama, an Allocate company and a global supplier of workforce and resource management solutions, today announced the appointment of Andrew Lloyd as Managing Director. Lloyd has over two decades of …

Attorney Mark Whitehead Explains the VA Compensation Process During Interview

Disability attorney Whitehead explained the complexities and challenges involved with seeking veterans compensation claims. HOUSTON, TX, USA , May 15, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Disability attorney Marc Whitehead recently spoke with …

3 presentations not be missed at the Future Armoured Vehicles Weapon Systems Conference 2019

SMi Reports: French DGA, Netherlands TNO and Lockheed Martin to exclusively present at the Future Armoured Vehicles Weapons Systems Conference in June LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, May 15, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- With three weeks to go, SMi Group …

Donovan to Assume Responsibilities of Acting Air Force Secretary

IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2019 News Release Release No: NR-121-19 Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew P. Donovan is set to become acting secretary of the Air Force on June 1 when Secretary Heather Wilson resigns to become the president of the …

National Commission to Explore the Civil-Military Divide and Military Service Policy Options During Hearings

IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. –The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service hold two hearings on May 16 on military service policy options at the Partnership for Public Service.   The first hearing will address the challenges to …

Modular Concepts, Inc. Introduces Sonic Brand

FORT WORTH, TX, UNITED STATES, May 14, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Modular Concepts, Inc., a leading SBA 8(a) modular construction company introduces its sonic brand. The company sound includes a sonic logo, and a Brand-Sound-Track™ that will be …

NVBDC GAINS CIGNA AS THEIR LATEST CORPORATE MEMBER

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES, May 14, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The National Veterans Business Development Council (NVBDC) is proud to announce Cigna as their latest corporate member. NVBDC is the leading certification agency who work with …

British Army and Royal Air Force announced to present at SMi’s UAV Technology conference in London

SMi reports: SO1 Robotics and Autonomous Systems, British Army & Remotely Piloted Air Systems:Programme Manager (Reaper & Protector), Royal Air Force to present LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, May 14, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- …

Global Light box Market Growth Opportunities 2019, Price, Sale, Supply, Demand, Manufacturers, Types, Use and more...

A new market study, titled “Global Light box Market Report 2019 - Market Size, Share, Price, Trend and Forecast”, has been featured on WiseGuyReports. PUNE, MAHARASTRA, INDIA, May 14, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Light box Market This report …