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SAAF Gripen flies again

15 September 2022 Jacek Domański

According to some press information and social media posts, the JAS-39 Gripen fighter of the South African Air Force took into the skies again, after a one-year grounding. The first flight after that break was […]

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Czech Republic looks towards F-35 Lightning II

21 July 2022 Jacek Domański

Yesterday, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic announced that the country is going to buy – as replacement for current fleet of JAS-39 Gripen aircraft – a certain number of the Lockheed Martin F-35 […]

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Shaping the future of the Czech Air Force – the race for new fighter aircraft

12 July 2022 Jacek Domański

Seventeen years ago, on 18th April 2005, the first six JAS-39 Gripen aircraft arrived to Čáslav air force base in the Czech Republic, therefore opening the new era in the Czech Air Force. Implementation of […]

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2 April 1937 – SAAB company is founded

2 April 2021 Jacek Domański

Svenska Aeroplan AktieBolag (SAAB) company is founded. ´Our country should manufacture its own weapons as much as possible. We have good shipyards and armouries but we have no production in the country for warplanes.´ These […]

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Czech Gripen fighters reached another milestone

15 November 2020 Jacek Domański

A few days ago, on 11th November 2020, the JAS-39C/D jet fighters operated by the Czech Air Force reached another milestone of their service, by accumulating 30,000 flying hours. This remarkable achievement has also a […]

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The ´Blackjacks´ are visiting South Africa

28 October 2019 Jacek Domański

Exactly on the same day when Vladimir Putin, the President of Russian Federation, opened the first ever Russia-Africa Economic Forum in Sochi, a pair of Tupolev Tu-160 ´White Swan´ strategic bombers (NATO reporting name ´Blackjack´) […]

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JAS-39 Gripen C / Extra 300 SR

28 May 2019 Milan Toman

What is the hottest aviation news in Czech Republic today? Undoubtedly, the joint display of Martin Šonka (2018 champion of the Red Bull Air Race) and Capt. Ivo Kardoš (JAS-39 display pilot of the Czech […]

AVIATION EVENTS

Spitfire and JAS-39 Gripen – the latest news from the Aviation Fair programme.

27 May 2019 Jacek Domański

There are just a few days left until the 29th edition of the Aviation Fair in Pardubice, and we would like to share with you this short information about a few latest additions to the […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Fourteen years of fourteen Gripens in the Czech Air Force

22 April 2019 Jacek Domański

Exactly fourteen years ago, on April 18th, 2005, the very first six supersonic jet fighters from Sweden – JAS-39 Gripen – arrived to Čáslav air force base, therefore opening the Gripen era in the Czech […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Gearing up for the 2019 airshow season

2 April 2019 Milan Toman

Between 19th February and 13th March, the Gripen rehearsal flights before the new display season took place at the 21st Air Force Base in Časláv. The Czech Air Force is a JAS-39 Gripen C/D operator […]

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