South Africa Hosts Gripen User Group

摘要

The South African Air Force (SAAF) hosted the international Gripen User Group in June, at Air Force Base Makhado, which is home to 2 Squadron and its fleet of 26 Saab JAS 39C/D Gripen fighter jets. The Gripen User Group gets together annually in one of the member countries to share experiences operating the fighter, and covers topics such as maintenance, logistics and operational matters. Attending the week-long event in South Africa were representatives from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Sweden and Thailand. The SAAF also hosted the Gripen User Group in December 2011, but has not always been able to participate. The SAAF flies nine two-seat Gripen Ds and 17 single-seat Gripen Cs, which were delivered between 2008 and 2012.