Czech(ing) in with the Gripen.The Czech Air Force The Czech Air Force, ICAO code CEF, is the air force branch of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. The Air Force, with the Ground Forces, comprises the main combat power of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. has recently conduced live-fire exercises with Aim-9M Sidewinder sidewinder, common name for a rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, found in the deserts of the SW United States. This 2-ft (60-cm), pale yellow and pink snake is named for its curious method of locomotion. missiles with its Jas 39 Gripen The Saab JAS 39 "Gripen" (Griffin or "Gryphon") is a fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab. Gripen International acts as a prime contracting organisation and is responsible for marketing, selling and supporting the Gripen fighter around the C and D multi-role combat aircraft. Eight Sidewinders For the 1990s rock band, see The Sidewinders. Sidewinders is a Barbershop quartet that won the 1964 SPEBSQSA international competition. Preceded by Town and Country Four SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions were fired by a combination of the Gripen and the Aerovodochody L-159 at the Vidsel test range in Sweden--the first time Czech Gripens carried out an exercise outside Czech airspace. The Czech Air Force also tested the gunnery and low-level flying capabilities of the Gripen during the exercise. The Czech Republic signed a ten-year lease agreement for fourteen Gripen aircraft; twelve single- and two two-seater aircraft. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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