SWEDISH GRIPEN PLAN TO LIBYA

[Gerald]

Three Gripen planes will leave Sweden in the morning on a base in southern Europe to later participate in the Libya operation. The plan will facilitate the F 17 in Kallinge at 09

Three Gripen planes

Are they that good that only three will win the war? Amazing!

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by The Third Man

Three Gripen planes

Are they that good that only three will win the war? Amazing!

Yes they're good, but three aircraft of 10 aircraft in total. Do you know something about aircraft Gripen?

Originally Posted by Vendor

Yes they're good, but three aircraft of 10 aircraft in total. Do you know something about aircraft Gripen?

My apologies, if only 10 exist, my next question is why build them at all? How much money are they a piece? I thought my nation was stupid militarily when it comes to acquisition.

Seriously, why not buy 30 MiG 29s.

[the_tyrant]

Originally Posted by The Third Man

My apologies, if only 10 exist, my next question is why build them at all? How much money are they a piece? I thought my nation was stupid militarily when it comes to acquisition.

Seriously, why not buy 30 MiG 29s.

They built more, they are only sending 10 to libya

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by The Third Man

My apologies, if only 10 exist, my next question is why build them at all? How much money are they a piece? I thought my nation was stupid militarily when it comes to acquisition.

Seriously, why not buy 30 MiG 29s.

Sweden has been producing its own fighter planes for a very long time, they airplanes that will participate are from the Nordic Battlegroup, there are enough, then more of a 10 pieces of course read the previous entries in the thread,and be dependent on other countries to a greater extent also the MiG is not at all the same flexibility as Jas,more than two hundred Jas has been built

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAS_39_Gripen

Originally Posted by the_tyrant

They built more, they are only sending 10 to libya

Afraid of the afore mentioned MiG 29's I guess.

[Gerald]

All aircraft have their advantages and disadvantages, and it applies to all manufacturers around the world

Originally Posted by Vendor

All aircraft have their advantages and disadvantages, and it applies to all manufacturers around the world

Thank you mister wizard. Without you, Bernoulli and Newton we never had gotten off the ground.

[Gerald]

At 10 o'clock this morning highlights the first three Swedish Gripen aircraft from the F 17 in Blekinge, bound for Sardinia.

- In addition to the Gripen planes go even one Gulfstreamplan with security personnel and techniques down, "said Rickard Wissman, duty officer at the Armed Forces.

Tomorrow, Sunday at field remaining five Gripen fighter down, and four Hercules Plan which, inter alia, will be used for air refueling Gripen aircraft. In addition, they bring with them equipment, such as spare parts, tools, computers, and communications equipment.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by the_tyrant

They built more, they are only sending 10 to libya

Thank you for your statement,

[the_tyrant]

hey vendor
considering the fact that you didn't include a source in the first post
and the fact that you changed you location

are you participating in this is any way?

[Gerald]

The first three Swedish Gripen aircraft from F17 in Blekinge has now reached base in Sicily for their participation in the operation in Libya.

[Gerald]

Libyan anti-aircraft positions photographed by Swedish JAS 39 Gripen. The original image has been degraded in quality, and of classified have been removed.


In order to maintain the no-fly zone over Libya carrying the Swedish JAS Gripen plan the weapons needed to solve the task.

This means that the Armed Forces means ammunition for the gun, heat-seeking and radar-guided missiles and precision bombs. In terms of precision bombs, they are only for use against air defense on the ground in a self defense situation.



During the mission, which began at 15:55 on Friday, from the air base in Sicily Sigonella base conducted air refueling aircraft TP 84 T air refueling with the JAS 39 of 10 000 feet. The two JAS 39 then flew in to enforce no-fly zone in the environs of Tripoli.



JAS 39 Gripen aircraft with reconnaissance pod.



Laser protection visor is a must to protect the pilot's eyes.

[jumpy]

Hopefully they have enough spare parts and ground attack qualified pilots...