The carrier variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter flew for the first time with external weapons June 27.
Military aviation
Four Fire Scout aboard frigate USS Klakring (FFG 42)
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42 deployed with June 29 in support of operations off the Horn of Africa.
Progress with MV-22 in Japan
The Department of Defense, in close coordination with the Government of Japan, is moving forward with the introduction of the MV-22 aircraft to III Marine Expeditionary Force in Japan.
Sweden in talks with Switzerland about Gripen
Today, Friday 29 June, Sweden’s Minister for Defence Karin Enström visited Switzerland for a bilateral meeting with her Swiss colleague, Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer.
Four orders from FMV for Gripen development
Saab has received four orders from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, for Gripen development, support and maintenance through 2016. The orders entails an initial order of SEK 3.6 billion plus options for additional orders amounting to a maximum of SEK 2 billion until December 2016. (Total approx. equal to US $809.6M including options.)
