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2024 air show season in Europe (part 5)

17th July 2024 Jacek Domański

The fifth, and final, article from our series regarding news and updates on 2024 air show season in Europe, brings you a short and subjective selection of aviation events scheduled for the second part of […]

USMC Harriers over the Baltic Sea

21st June 2024 Jacek Domański

As part of the international exercise BALTOPS 24, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) deployed a detachment of the US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jets to Ronneby air base in Sweden. The Harrier […]

Saab 2000

27th February 2024 Jacek Domański

Saab 2000 (c/n 015, HB-IZJ of the Darwin Airline), approaching the runway of Praha-Ruzyně airport, Prague, July 2013. In the mid-1980s, the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab AB entered the civil aviation market with a short-haul […]

Focus on interoperability – Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023

5th July 2023 Jacek Domański

In the early June, this year´s edition of Arctic Challenge Exercise (ACE) was successfully concluded. Held every two years, the exercise already became an integral part of Nordic air forces combat training and also one […]

ACE 2023 – this year´s the largest aviation exercise in Europe

6th May 2023 Jacek Domański

This year´s edition of the biennial, live-fly aviation training of the Nordic countries – Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023 – is scheduled to start at the end of May. With approximately 2,700 participating personnel and more […]

2023 air show season – news and updates (2)

17th April 2023 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of March, we have issued our first article about the air show news and updates for the 2023 season – so it is time to continue that series with further information about […]

9 December 1988 – first flight of Saab JAS 39 Gripen

8th December 2022 Jacek Domański

On 9th December 1988, a light multirole fighter JAS 39, developed by the Swedish aerospace company Saab AB, performed its approximately fifty minutes long maiden flight. The aeroplane was flown by Stig Holmström, company test […]

Sweden shall consider retirement of its NH90 fleet

10th November 2022 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of November 2022, the Swedish Armed Forces Supreme Commander, General Michael Bydén, submitted his latest military recommendations to the Swedish government. As disclosed by the Swedish military authorities, the document includes the […]

Saab SK 35C Draken

31st August 2021 Milan Toman

Saab SK 35C Draken (c/n 35810, SE-DXP), Swedish Air Force Historic Flight, visiting Čáslav air base on its way to Kecskemét airfield, August 2021 The Saab Draken (English: dragon) is another example of a supersonic […]

9 July 1944 – Ingvar Fredrik Håkansson

8th July 2021 Jacek Domański

Death of F/Sgt Ingvar Fredrik Håkansson, Swedish volunteer pilot in the Royal Air Force. Håkansson was born in the United Kingdom, in a mixed family of British mother and Swedish father (who was a navy […]