Subscribe free to our newsletters via your
. Space Industry and Business News .




AEROSPACE
Hungary to acquire extra maintenance gear for Gripen fighters
by Richard Tomkins
Stockholm, Sweden (UPI) Jan 5, 2015


disclaimer: image is for illustration purposes only

Extra maintenance equipment for Gripen fighters are being supplied to the Hungarian Air Force by the Swedish Defense and Security Export Agency.

The agency did not specify the equipment to be provided under a supplement agreement to a Gripen lease contract that runs until 2026, but said the gear will "strengthen Hungary's capacity for taking part in international operations."

The Gripen, made by Saab, is a single-engine multi-role fighter with a maximum speed of 1,370 miles per hour at altitude, a combat radius of 497 miles and a service ceiling of 50,000 feet.

Hungary leases 14 C/D variants of the aircraft and has done so since 2001.

This coming September, the Hungarian Air Force will monitor the airspace of Baltic states as part of NATO operations. The Swedish agency said Hungary needs the extra maintenance equipment in order to do so.

The value of the supplementary agreement an estimated $1.26 million.


Thanks for being here;
We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once


credit card or paypal
SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5 Billed Monthly


paypal only


.


Related Links
Aerospace News at SpaceMart.com






Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle








AEROSPACE
Airline, travel site sue over 'hacked' airfares
New York (AFP) Dec 30, 2014
United Airlines and online travel website Orbitz have filed suit against a young computer programmer who used a clever trick to get discounted airfares. The lawsuit filed last month in Illinois federal court alleges that Aktarer Zaman, who operates the website Skiplagged.com, illegally promoted use of the technique to get discounts. Skiplagged, launched last year by the recent university ... read more


AEROSPACE
South Korean Satellite Faces Collision With Space Junk: Reports

3D printing could revolutionise war and foreign policy

NASA launching spacecraft with 19 foot lasso

China replaces rare earth quotas with export permits

AEROSPACE
Navy picks MIL Corporation for communications support

Harris Corporation supplies Philippines with tactical radios

Satellite for military communications closer to launch

Companies demo enhanced global communications for military

AEROSPACE
Russia Remains World Leader in Space Launches: Roscosmos

Summary of 2014 Civil and Commercial Launches

Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

SpaceX to try ocean platform landing of Falcon rocket

AEROSPACE
AirAsia disappearance fuels calls for real-time tracking

Four Galileo satellites at ESA test centre

Russia to Debate US Discrimination of Glonass System in UN: Reports

Russia's Glonass to Provide Brazil With Alternative to GPS

AEROSPACE
Hungary to acquire extra maintenance gear for Gripen fighters

Airline, travel site sue over 'hacked' airfares

USAF inactivating two C-17 squadrons

Turkey receives second A400M transport

AEROSPACE
The fractional quantum Hall effect helps progress computing applications

Piezoelectricity in a 2-D semiconductor

Stanford team combines logic, memory to build a 'high-rise' chip

Organic electronics could lead to cheap, wearable medical sensors

AEROSPACE
NASA satellite captures images of isolated forest in Malawi

Astronaut Photographs Inspire Next Generation of Scientists

American cities outshine most others

Better urban planning tweet by tweet

AEROSPACE
Beijing dangerous smog down four percent in 2014: govt

Tehran air pollution puts nearly 400 in hospital

China firms fined record $26m for polluting river

Microplastics in the ocean: biologists study effects on marine animals




The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.