oa CSIR Science Scope - South African radar knowledge used in support of the acquisition of Swedish Gripen jets for the SAAF : detection and protection through our armed forces

Abstract

On 30 April 2008 the South African Air Force (SAAF) received the first of its 26 new Gripen fighters, a two-seat aircraft. The Gripen is at the heart of the SAAF's modernisation plan with the acquisition of 17 single-seat and nine two-seat jets from the Swedish company, Saab.