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Gripen Air show from the same place

 

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mig 29 airshow from same place -- look at the smoky engines!!!

 

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SELEX Galileo to supply Praetorian Defensive Aids Sub-Systems for Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3A worth EUR 490 million

BAE Systems has ordered from SELEX Galileo Praetorian Defensive Aids Sub-Systems (DASS) to be installed on the Tranche 3A of the Eurofighter Typhoon programme. The contract worth GBP 400 million.

Praetorian DASS has been designed specifically for the Eurofighter. Delivery of the first batch of the Praetorian systems will be made to the four partner countries (UK, Italy, Spain and Germany) by mid-2012.

Praetorian DASS is already employed in the Eurofighter Tranche 2 aircraft. They are also supplied with the capacity for additional enhancements that can meet clients’ current and future operational requirements.
SELEX Galileo is the lead contractor and retains design authority for the Praetorian system. The company leads the EuroDASS Consortium (comprising Elettronica, Indra Sistemas, EADS and SELEX Galileo) and is responsible for the production of more than 20 line replaceable items that make up the Praetorian system.

 

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Sweden Moves On Meteor for Gripen​

Gripen fighters have fired Meteor missiles several times, but the Swedish government now is properly moving forward on getting the ramjet-powered MBDA beyond visual range air-to-air missile on the fighter.

Gripen has served as the test platform for Meteor flight trials, with the first shot having taken place in 2006. Gripen was seen as a relatively low-cost flight test option.

(credit: Gripen International)

But now the Swedish defense procurement agency, FMV, is ready to focus on getting Meteor properly onto Gripen, integrating the missile with the radar, displays, and mission planning system. The 312 million Swedish kronor contract also includes some test firings.

It's an important step for Gripen, because it gives the fighter some bragging rights in international competitions.



Sweden Moves On Meteor for Gripen

 

[redpearl75]

Sounds interesting and honestly speaking Gripen has been one of my favorites from the very beginning... But the thing is that the Rafale and the Eurofighter already has Meteor under it's belly and are far ahead in the competition with even greater weapon load still I prefer Gripen over the Typhoon as EFT is priced too very much.. The weapon options for all EFT, Rafale and, Gripen are almost the same just that EFT can carry AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-132 ASRAAM, AIM-120 and, AMRAAM which are all of American & British origin... Still can't say if India offers to make these jets compatible with teh Russian and Indian weapons, if that could be done then walla!! all are good....

 

[SpArK]

Gen. Zelin became a traveling salesman

Yesterday began the official visit of the delegation of the Russian Air Force General Command, headed by Air Force Commander Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said in India. , Told news agencies the official representative of the Office of Press and Information Service Ministry of Defence Lt. Col. Vladimir Drick.

Nezavisimaya Gazeta, September 8, 2010

According to the officer, the trip is organized at the invitation of Commander of the Indian Air Force chief Air Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik. Apart from Air Force Russia's delegation includes the head of 185-th Astrakhan center training and combat application of Air Force Maj. Gen. Vladimir degrees.

Within four days the Russian pilots will visit the Indian air bases "Palam", "Jodhpur", "Bidart" and "Bigumpet" hold several meetings with the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Republic of India, will become familiar with basic and promising directions of development of the Indian Air Force today. Lt. Col. Drick specially stressed that the event is held within the development and strengthening of bilateral ties between the armed forces of Russia and India in the field of military aviation. " But not a word said about the content of conversations of senior military of the opposing sides. And to say there is that.

Readers of "NG", as an application of "NWO", know that the military-technical cooperation between Russia and India military aircraft has a special place.

Perhaps, more than 60% of deliveries of Russian military equipment and weapons on the Indian subcontinent falls on combat aircraft. This is not just delivery, but also the co-production of combat aircraft.

Well-known example of a multi-purpose fighter Su-30MKI in the creation of which except the company "Sukhoi", attended by French, Israeli and Indian experts. To date, over 250 copies of this machine in the amount of 8,5 billion dollars have already gone to the Irkutsk Aircraft Production Association in the Indian Air Force. And what is more, the Indian corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)was sold the license for production of this fighter, for which the Russian side continues to supply parts. There are reports that New Delhi would buy us another 250 such planes, which are considered the best in its class.

India bought from Russia over $ 1 billion to $ 16 shipboard fighters MiG-29K/MiG-29KUB to equip their aircraft carrier Vikramaditya, as long as the wall continues to modernize the Severodvinsk "Sevmashpredpriyatie, but the Indian pilots had already settle on these machines - at the gym, on factory stocks, in the cockpits of the first fighter flown by the military base in the country.

Delhi has announced that in addition to this party will get another two dozen of these aircraft. Together with the company "Sukhoi" corporation HAL is working on a fifth-generation fighter. Almost the same as that already flying in the sky native Russian T-50, but the truth, not to only one, as we have, and the two pilots.

India is reportedly ready to buy more than 250 of these aircraft for its own needs and then produce them in their enterprises. Including for supply to third countries. The cost of the joint development of a new fighter is estimated at 8-10 billion dollars, and the customers it will cost at least 85-100 million "green".

You can tell much about the future held, and projects in which Russia participates, together with India. And, of course, Air Force Commander Colonel General Zelin will talk about them with his Indian counterpart. But apparently, not only about them.

Now the Indian Air Force carried out a tender to supply Delhi 126 medium multi-purpose fighter aircraft (MMRCA). In addition to its U.S. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft firm Boeing, as well as the F-16 Fating Falcon firm Lockheed Martin, the French Dassault Aviation Rafale with the Swedish SAAB JAS-39 Grippen, Europe (UK-Germany-Italy-Spain) Eurofighter EF-200 Typhoon, and our country is involved with multipurpose fighter MiG-35 that has an adjustable thrust vector and there are other martial dignity. Tests of the competing cars are already on the local air bases in the most difficult conditions of air combat, with a massive impact on their means, electronic warfare, countering other aircraft. A local media closely follow the situation and sometimes "issue on the air" such messages, which can lead to confusion of national experts.

For example, they reported recently that in the final part of the tender included the French and European fighters, and the Russian MiG-35 could not stand trial because of the engine, a resource which struck the Indian Air Force leaders inadequate. And though the Indian Air Force command denied a post as unreliable, General Zelin, as well as his subordinate, General Gradusovu certainly have to work hard to convince their senior Indian colleagues that our fighter still the best of all, that put up for competition. Also, ask them or not, time will tell. But $ 11 billion, which promised the winner, are to Air Force Commander has worked sometimes and salesman.



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Typhoons receive Selex Galileo sub-systems

Published : Wednesday, September 08 2010 09:48

ROME, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- New Eurofighter Typhoons will receive defense aids sub-systems from Selex Galileo, a subsidiary of Italy's Finmeccanica.

The award for the Selex Galileo Praetorian DASS was awarded by BAE systems. It is worth nearly $614 million.

"This contract award represents a significant achievement for the EuroDASS consortium and reflects the confidence that the partner nations and Typhoon crews place in the Praetorian system" said Selex Galileo Chief Executive Officer Steve Mogford. "I'm proud that the relationships we've developed with our consortium partners, customers and end users have resulted in such a successful, effective and life-saving system."

The Praetorian DASS, designed specifically for the Typhoon, comprises electronic countermeasures, electronic support measures and missile approach warning elements. First delivery of the system will occur in mid-2012 and all four partners in the fighter -- Britain, Italy, Spain and Germany -- will receive them.

Selex Galileo said that under the contract, the Tranche 3A Eurofighter Praetorian systems are to be delivered to the same standard as those for the Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 program.

Selex Galileo is a key partner in the fighter program with more than 200 Praetorian systems having been delivered to date. With Selex Galileo's activities, the Finmeccanica share in the avionics on the Eurofighter Typhoon is more than 60 percent.



Typhoons receive Selex Galileo sub-systems

 

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Future missile system for Gripen​

Defence and security company Saab has received an order from FMV (the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration) regarding the integration of the active radar-guided Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile, Meteor. The order is worth MSEK 312 spread over four years.
The integration means that Meteor will be adapted to other Gripen systems, such as the radar and displays. The order includes test flights and test firing, as well as the integration of Meteor with support and maintenance systems such as simulators and planning computers. The Swedish Gripen C/D aircraft will also have a two-way datalink for communication between the aircraft and the missile once it has been fired.

"Meteor has substantially better performance than any other BVR missile existing today, which will obviously increase Gripen's ability to defend against other aircraft," says Lennart Sindahl, Head of business area Aeronautics within Saab. "The fact that Gripen is also being used internationally as an airborne platform in the development of Meteor shows that we have a technical level in Sweden that few other countries can match."

Gripen has been used since 2006 as the test aircraft for the development of Meteor. Multiple missiles have been fired from Gripen to date. This experience can now be utilised for a more cost-effective integration of Meteor with the Swedish Armed Forces' Gripen C/D.

The order mainly concerns Saab's operations in Linköping and to some extent Gothenburg.


Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions ranging from military defence to civil security. Saab has operations and employees on all continents and constantly develops adapts and improves new technology to meet customers’ changing needs.

Meteor has been designed to defeat current and future threats at beyond visual range, with an understanding performance that will totally redefine an aircraft's air combat capability. Meteor has the largest No Escape Zone of any air-to-air weapon, resulting in a long stand-off range and high kill probability that ensures air superiority and pilot survivability. The programme is on schedule to deliver the first production deliveries in 2012 and is the result of a successful six-nation European collaboration, in which Saab Dynamics of Sweden is a partner of the prime contractor, MBDA.

The Gripen is the first of the new generation fighter aircraft to enter service and the first to be used for firing Meteor, the high-tech beyond visual range missiles of the future. Using the latest available technology it is capable of performing an extensive range of air-to-air and air-to-surface operational missions and employing the latest weapons. Gripen, designed to meet the demands of current and future threats, is in service with the Swedish, Czech Republic, Hungarian and South African Air Forces and has also been ordered by the Royal Thai Air Force. The UK Empire Test Pilots´ School (ETPS) is also operating Gripen as its advanced fast jet platform for test pilots world wide.


Future missile system for Gripen | Cision Wire

 

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Not a post on MRCA but its related.

Lula to decide on fighter jet deal after October elections

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will decide who gets Brazil's multi-billion dollar contract to build jet fighters, after the October elections but before he leaves office on January 1, his defense minister said Tuesday.


The finalists now battling it out in the final stages of the tender are France's Rafale made by Dassault, Sweden's Gripen NG by Saab, and the F/A-18 Super Hornet manufactured by US giant Boeing.


"After the (October 3) elections, the president will study the issue. He'll make a decision this year, during this administration," Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said after presiding an Independence Day parade, as quoted by Agencia Brasil news agency.


The deal is estimated to be worth between four and seven billion dollars, depending on details of armaments, maintenance and peripheral industrial involvement. Brazil could also end up buying up to another 100 fighter jets from the supplier over the long term.

Brazil has made technology transfer the main priority in the tender, so it can produce fighter aircraft itself and boost its aviation industry.
To that end, Lula has already stated his preference to purchase 36 French-made, semi-stealth Rafale jets.

Lula will call a meeting of his national defense council, and announce his decision after hearing its advice.
Throughout the bidding process, however, the president has made it clear the final decision involved politics and was his alone to make.

Brazil's Air Force has stated that from a defensive point of view all three bids meet the requirements of the national defense strategy that was approved last year.



Lula's candidate to succeed him in October, Dilma Rousseff, has taken a commanding lead over her nearest challenger Jose Serra, Sao Paulo's former governor.


Lula to decide on fighter jet deal after October elections < French news | Expatica France

 

[SpArK]

I say make a consortium of France , Brazil and India and buy the damn Frenchie Fighter.

 

[SQ8]

No news on who is ahead.. and when is the selection to be made public??

 

[SpArK]

No news on who is ahead.. and when is the selection to be made public??

Nothing related have been heard in 3-4 weeks. Only rumors.

So most have lost interest in it until something credible comes over.

 

[RPK]

IAF to acquire 126 multi-fighter aircraft soon - India - DNA


Indian Air Force today said it will acquire 126 latest multi-fighter aircrafts within a year.

"We are in the final stages of placing orders to acquire 126 multi-fighter aircrafts from US, France or Sweden within a year," Air Marshal Anil Chopra told reporters during his visit to the Sainik School here.

Light Combat Aircrafts (LCA) would also be added to the air force soon, he said.

Chopra, who belongs to Kapurthala and a pass out from the Sainik School, later interacted with the students.

 

[SpArK]

IAF to acquire 126 multi-fighter aircraft soon - India - DNA


Indian Air Force today said it will acquire 126 latest multi-fighter aircrafts within a year.

"We are in the final stages of placing orders to acquire 126 multi-fighter aircrafts from US, France or Sweden within a year," Air Marshal Anil Chopra told reporters during his visit to the Sainik School here.

Light Combat Aircrafts (LCA) would also be added to the air force soon, he said.

Chopra, who belongs to Kapurthala and a pass out from the Sainik School, later interacted with the students.

US, France or Sweden???

F-18, Rafale or Grippen???