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Norway performs alert fighter defence of Iceland-Keflavik air on NATO basis.

Norway ask today Finland and Sweden to participate.

Swedish government decide tomorrow, monday.

First scramble could be jan-march 2014.

The Nordic defence connex closing!

Pictures from croatia 2009.10.05.

Swedish pilots speeking croatian.

Croatian is very interested today of obvious reasens.

See
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV33vGdR_Qc&feature=youtu.be

and www.sff.n.se forum

Report of accident today south of Orenburg in central Russia (North of Kazakhstan) ,today 15:11 updated 15:34. Outdated ammunition (4000 ton) waiting for destruction exploded, of which at least 400 air bombs. Place Pervomayskyy and Chestsyy, south of Orenburg. Pervomayskyy is an old SAM base. Many t...

My source is the export chief through Reuters and his job is to be positive. I have taken the information from the Svenska Dagbladet, a Swedish rightwing morningpaper. I am shure every defence today have problem with escalating costs and dividing between army, navy and air force. An F-35 and F-22 co...

Brazil has become much more interested in Gripen again. Earlier was a order close for Rafale, but Gripen has sailed up again. The Brazil military has Gripen as number 1. Brazil decide to buy 36 planes 2013. Other countries in South America is very interested. Eddy de la Motte don´t say who to Reuter...

Croatia is close to buy 8 or 12 JAS 39 Gripen (Sofia Karlberg, Försvarsexportmyndigheten, Defence Authorities, Sweden).

http://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/kroati ... ig-jas-kop

Sweden has 8 Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Much needed in the long country, and the use out of country. The oldest is from 1965 and the newest from 1981. In Afghanistan the newest had retarded use. Smaller reparations had to be done which reduced the operability. Discussions is ongoing. One possibility i...

Published today 16:11 The Israeli Air Force has shot down a pilotless aircraft, known as drones, in the northern Negev desert. Drone entered Israeli airspace from the Mediterranean. Soldiers were looking for aircraft on Saturday to drone to be identified, said in a statement. Negev desert in souther...

MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti) U.S. Ospreys Deployed to Futenma Base in Okinawa Japanese Police Clear Demonstrators at Osprey Base The US Marine Corps completed the deployment of 12 Osprey transport aircraft in Okinawa on Saturday amid strong public opposition, NHK TV reported. Three tilt rotor Osp...

See forum forum3.sff.n.se/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5169 Swiss testing today Gripen in Switzerland. forum3.sff.n.se/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5169 www.tagesanzeiger.ch/schweiz/sta ... y/25217452 www.tagesanzeiger.ch/schweiz/sta ... y/18471087 www.tagesanzeiger.ch/schweiz/sta ... y/13620481 www.tagesanzeiger.ch/...

Syria use newly supplied Russian SAM systems Pantsyr and Buk-2 as Chinese Type-120 and JYL-1 radar north of Homs at Kafar Buhum. It is strange that China make no comments. Is were further other supplies?

geimint.blogspot.se/

Western MD (ex Leningrad MD and Moscow MD) Planned stronger Arctic presens. New aircraft carriers plan (5 Northern Fleet/Pacific Fleet) Air bases: Novaya Zemya - Rogachevo: MiG-31 (12) plan. Today FPS An-72/Mi-8. Amderma: MiG-31 Withdrawn. Archangelsk Talagi: MiG-31 withdrawn. Kilp Yavr: Su-27 Withd...

Sweden planning the new Air Force 2025-2030.

One of seven alternatives is a pilotless JAS 39 Gripen.

http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/fordon_m ... 519054.ece

Janes have made a cost of the operation per hour for following aircraft
(including all costs inclusive investment, equipment and fuel costs).

JAS39 Gripen 4700 $ / hour

Rafale 16500 $ / hour

Eurofighter 18000 $ / hour

F-35 21-31000 $ / hour