Showing posts with label Switzerland Air Force. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Switzerland Air Force. Show all posts
October 14, 2017
February 10, 2017
June 9, 2016
Video of the Swiss F5 going down after midair collision
Beelden van de neerstortende straaljager. pic.twitter.com/erhYhJYnuq— Joost Nederpelt (@JoostNederpelt) June 9, 2016
De reek is yn de wiide omkriten te sjen. #Leeuwarden #Crash #F5 #Bitgum #OmropFryslanhttps://t.co/vcwBCMKtiW— Omrop Fryslân (@OmropFryslan) June 9, 2016
April 8, 2016
Swiss Magazine: Europe Is Abolishing Itself Through Mass Immigration
There will be no Europe or Europeans left in Europe
http://www.weltwoche.ch/ww-magazin/ww-magazin-no-12016/
🆘‼Blood, blood, blood ... moderate demands and trample on their heads. pic.twitter.com/6iaR31et2Z— Onlinemagazin (@OnlineMagazin) April 8, 2016
October 15, 2015
Swiss F/A-18 crashed in France
http://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/on-ignore-la-cause-du-crash-du-f-a-18-suisse-vers-besan%C3%A7on%E2%80%93f-/41718924
Translation
The accident occurred as part of a workout, which involved an F / A-18 and two F-5 Tiger, conducted over the Besançon area. Aircraft operating in the airspace of the Hexagon, they flew under French control officers. For now, the army does not know how high the F / A-18 began to lose altitude. Satellite data and the black box will know more.
No details were given about the injuries sustained by the driver. It was able to eject before the crash. He was rescued by helicopter to French services and the Besançon hospital where he is being treated. "It was a very experienced pilot. He had flown over 3,500 flight hours, including 1,100 on this type of aircraft", according to Mr. Schellenberg.
Irreparable plane
An investigation was opened by the French and Swiss authorities. The accident occurred at 11:30, twenty kilometers east of Besançon (F), in the municipality of Glamondans, said the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection of Population and Sport (DDPS) . The aircraft crashed in a training area common to both countries.
He took off from Payerne Airport (VD) at a time that could not be specified. The two F-5 Tiger were to represent the intended target during training. "The plane is lost. You can not fix it," the commander of the air force. The latter said that the first cost of the aircraft was 50 million francs.
"The F / A-18 is a very safe aircraft," assured Aldo Schellenberg. The commander of the Air Force believes it is not a problem with the age of the fleet, which is within the international average. "The Swiss fleet is in excellent condition."
July 5, 2015
December 12, 2014
June 6, 2014
Switzerland Selects the Israeli Hermes 900 for its Future Drone
Switzerland has selected Hermes 900 Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) made by Elbit Systems as the successor for IAI/Ruag Ranger UAV (ADS 95 system) that has been in service with the Swiss Air Force since 2001.
Switzerland’s defense procurement agency - Armasuisse annnounced the selection on June 5.Hermes 900 was chosen over its competitor the Super Heron built by Israel Aerospace Industries because it delivered the better overall results in all assessed criteria
The Swiss drone will be used for reconnaissance missions and will be unarmed. Armaswiss confirmed that there are no plans or future options to arm UAVs in Switzerland. Valued about US$ 280 million (CHF250 million) the Swiss UAV procurement program will span over five years until 2020
May 19, 2014
Swiss voters reject Gripen deal
Swiss voters rejected today a planned procurement of 22 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden, under a program worth $3.5 billion. The Swiss Air force planned to field the Gripen as a successor for the obsolete F-5E/F that has been in service since since 1976.Switzerland has acquired 72 F-5E/F fighter jets in 1976, and added 38 more in 1981. Only part of these planes remain operational. Switzerland also operates 32 F/A-18C/Ds which were undergoing upgrades under the US$200 million Hornet 25 program. Failing to field the Gripen is a setback for the SAAB company, as well as to the Swiss Air Force, that will remain without a viable replacement for the obsolete F-5E/F toward 2020s.
The fighter plane’s supporters said neutral Switzerland needs the Gripen to defend its airspace. That claim got undermined in February with the forced landing of an Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise plane in Geneva. The hijacked plane had to be escorted by French and Italian jets as the Swiss air force doesn’t operate to protect the country’s airspace outside of business hours. The 22-plane contract awarded 30 months ago was opposed by 53.4 percent of voters. Gripen opponents had argued that the planes would cost 10 billion francs over their lifetime, money that could be deployed elsewhere.Switzerland and Brazil were the first nations after Sweden to pick the next-generation Gripen E, whose development is contingent on an export order of at least 20 aircraft.
http://defense-update.com/20140519_swiss_voters_kill_gripen_buy.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=swiss_voters_kill_gripen_buy&utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=feedburner/defenseupdate#.U3mDf_mSy0I
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