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Friday, January 11, 2008

SAAB Gripen to get new IFF

Saab has awarded Thales a contract to supply new IFF, Combined Interrogator-Transponders (CITs) for its JAS 39 Gripen combat aircraft and to upgrade existing IFF equipment on other Gripen aircraft.

The contract covers a total of 143 aircrafts. 68 Swedish Air Force Gripens will be equipped with NATO Mode 4 Combined Interrogator-Transponders that incorporate the latest version of the IFF standard.

A further 75 Gripens in service with the Swedish Air Force, Hungarian Air Force and Czech Republic Air Force with existing CITs will be upgraded to Mode 4 and Mode S capability to ensure compliance with the latest version of the standard

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