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Switzerland test flies in Sweden
On 2–4 May, Swiss test pilots and engineers from armasuisse, the Swiss equivalent of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, were at Saab in Linköping to test fly the JAS Gripen E/F Test aircraft. The three-day programme included training in a simulator and four test flights. The flights were focused on air defence and surveillance using [...]
FXM Markets Directorate visited Skaraborg Air Base
During the visit, the staff from FXM met the Head of the Air Base, Group Captain Ingela Mathiasson, and other representatives from the broad activities of the base. Among the subjects discussed were export support issues with regard to Gripen and a visit was also made to the Transport and Special Flying Unit.
Lion Effort – the largest Gripen exercise ever
Just now, the largest Gripen exercise ever is underway at F17 in Ronneby. For just under two weeks, air forces from all the countries that fly JAS 39 Gripen have gathered for the Lion Effort exercise. The purpose is to exchange experience and knowledge of each other’s operational use and to share ideas about air [...]
Training of incoming Swedish attachés
FXM was the host of a training course for five incoming attachés when they visited FXM on Friday, 23 March. Training of the attaches, which is coordinated by the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MUST), comprises a total of six months (January to June) and is directed at Swedish defence attachés who are to work [...]
Czech fighter pilots learn Gripen in-flight refuelling in Sweden
Czech Jas-39 Gripen aircraft pilots are practising in-flight refuelling in Ronneby, Sweden, for the first time. This is a step on the way to full NATO-cooperation. Two Czech pilots underwent the theoretical part of the training at the Ronneby base on Monday, February 28. The following day, they trained practical re-fuelling from the Swedish [...]
FXM seminar in Karlskoga
On Tuesday 7 February, FXM held a seminar in Karlskoga. The aim of the seminar was to provide companies in the defence industry with a picture of future EU and NATO capability needs. Some eighty participants from 35 different companies took part. “The Swedish defence equipment industry is well-prepared for the major changes that are [...]
Premier flight of Gripen to Thailand
A successful premier flight with the first of the six Gripen aircraft that are part of phase 2 of Thailand’s order was undertaken in the last few days. Thailand’s Air Force (RTAF) ordered six Gripen aircraft four years ago. Delivery of the six aircraft took place last summer. Two years later, Thailand submitted an order [...]