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Don’t Fight A Fighter Jet Armed With Meteor BVRAAM. You Can’t Win, Swedish Flight Engineer’s Advice

February 17, 2023 GDC 0

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Saab Gripen Achieved Final Operational Capability With The Brazilian Air Force

January 20, 2023 GDC 0

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Brazil Started Serial Production of Gripen E Under Technology Transfer

April 10, 2022 GDC 0

The first two serial production Gripen E fighters, called F-39 Gripen by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), are in Brazil. The aircraft arrived in the country last Friday, April 1st, at the port of Navegantes, […]

Saab Started Delivering Gripen E to Sweden and Brazil

December 8, 2021 GDC 0

First six serial production Gripen E aircraft left Saab’s factory on Wednesday for delivery to the Brazilian and Swedish Air Forces. The company held a high-level meeting with authorities from both countries to present the […]

Airbus Delivered First H225M Naval Combat Helicopter to Brazil

December 5, 2021 GDC 0

Airbus delivered the first H225M naval combat helicopter to the Brazilian Navy on Wednesday. Stationed at the naval base in São Pedro d’Aldeia, the aircraft will boost the Brazilian Navy’s mission capabilities including anti-surface warfare […]

Saab’s Gripen Evolved As Electronic Warfare Platform

November 5, 2021 GDC 0

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Saab to Deliver Six Gripen E to Brazilian Air Force

November 1, 2021 GDC 0

Saab has already completed the assembly of two new Gripen E fighters for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) and has two other aircraft in production, said Mikael Franzén, vice president of marketing and sales, to the Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico. The […]

Saab Sees Potential Opportunities For New Built Gripen C/D In Southeast Asia

October 25, 2021 GDC 0

Saab delivered a combined six Gripen E fighters to Brazil and Sweden, as the manufacturer also pursues additional export opportunities for the new-generation type. Four serial production aircraft will be transferred to the Brazilian air […]

Philippines to Buy Six New Built Gripen C/D Fighters From Saab, report

October 13, 2021 GDC 0

MANILA (GDC) – Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said the Philippines is unlikely to acquire Lockheed Martin F-16 jet fighters for its multi-role fighter (MFR) program for now due to budgetary constraints, learned GDC citing […]

Gripen is the first fighter jet to fly in GPS denied environment

October 4, 2021 GDC 0

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China enters semifinals in tank biathlon

September 4, 2020 0

The tank biathlon’s singles of the ongoing International Army Games 2020 concluded in a suburb here Sunday, with the Chinese team entering the semi-final competition in the tank biathlon. The tank biathlon’s singles have drawn [...]
Turkey’s Havelsan Exports Special Forces Training Simulator to Malaysia

April 17, 2022 0

Turkish defense giant Havelsan, with a newly signed agreement, will export its commando training simulator to Malaysia, the first export of the product. In the deal, Malaysia’s Widad Business Group (WBG), operating in the fields [...]
Vladimir Putin meets with commanders as Ukraine advanced in Kursk region

August 26, 2024 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin received an update from top army generals at an undisclosed command centre about strategies to counter Ukrainian forces that invaded the Kursk region earlier this month. Meanwhile, President Zelenskyy has announced [...]
Myanmar to receive first Su-30SME this year

January 27, 2020 0

The Burmese ordered 6 Su-30SME back in 2018 for $34 million per unit which will be delivered by this year. Some experts believe Myanmar might order additional Su-30SMEs. Currently, the Myanmar Air Force’s Su-30SME is [...]
Putin Linked Russian mercenaries (Wagner Group) abandoned Libyan National Army

May 26, 2020 0

Thousands of Russian military contractors in Libya were evacuated on Monday after retreating from fighting on the capital’s front lines learned GDC citing AlJazeera. “An Antonov 32 military cargo plane landed at Bani Walid airport to resume [...]
UAE suspends talks with US over purchase of F-35 fighter jets

December 16, 2021 0

Abu Dhabi halts $23bn deal after concerns about restrictions from Washington on use of Chinese telecommunication equipment which the U.S. suspect spywares are embedded into the Huawei 5G devices. The United Arab Emirates has informed [...]