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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Govt allocates HUF 2.8 billion to prepare Gripen fleet for close air support

JAS-39 GripenThe government has decided to allocate 2.8 billion forints (EUR 9m) for capability development of the Hungarian army’s Gripen unit, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

The army’s JAS-39 multi-purpose Gripens currently perform airspace defence and airspace control tasks, the ministry told MTI in a statement.

The ministry’s ten-year army development concept defines obtaining full capability of close air support as an objective, which means “developing the operational capability of the armed forces’ most modern arms system,” the statement said.

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