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Two more Saab Gripen fighters have been delivered to the Hungary. The single-seat JAS 39C aircraft landed at the Kecskémet air base in Hungary on August 8th, 2007, following their delivery flights from FMV´s facility outside Linköping, Sweden.

The remaining three Hungarian Gripen aircraft will be delivered progressively until the end of 2007, bringing the Hungarian Air Force up to its full complement of 14 Gripen fighters. Hungary is the third nation, after Sweden and the Czech Republic, to operate the Gripen fighter and is receiving the latest C (single seat) and D (two seat) versions of the aircraft.

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Northrop-EADS Win KC-X Tanker Contract (29 Feb)
Final Three Gripen Fighters Delivered to Hungary (13 Dec)
First Batch AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles Arrive in Switzerland (13 Dec)
Romania Orders Seven C-27J Transport Aircraft (07 Dec)
First French Army Order for 12 NH-90 TTH, plus 56 options (03 Dec)
B-1B Lancer Upgrade Continues (03 Dec)
Sixth C-17 Globemaster Ordered for the Royal Air Force (03 Dec)
Czech Air Force L-159T1 Advanced Trainers Delivered (23 Nov)
Bulgaria's First C-27J Spartan Delivered (17 Nov)
Tunisian Air Force L-59T Fleet Overhaul Completed (09 Nov)
First Flight of Eurofighter Typhoon with Tranche 2 Avionics (01 Nov)
Two More C-295 Transports Ordered for Polish Air Force (30 Oct)
Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Fires First Missile (25 Oct)
Singapore Orders 12 Additional F-15SG Fighters (22 Oct)
Chilean Navy Orders C-295 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (18 Oct)
Swedish Air Force Gripen Upgrade Contract Finalized (17 Oct)
RNLAF F-16s Reach 7500 Flight Hours Over Afghanistan (10 Oct)
Boeing Contracted to Upgrade F-15C Eagles with APG-63(V)3 Radar (09 Oct)
USCG HH-65 Dolphin Fleet Reaches One Million Flight Hours (08 Oct)
First Extended Block II Apache Longbow Delivered to U.S. Army (05 Oct)

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