An investigation is beginning into the fatal crash last week of a Slovakian air force Antonov An-24RV that killed at least 42 NATO peacekeepers. The accident was near the Hungarian village of Hejce, 250km (155 miles) north east of Budapest. There was one survivor. The aircraft was en route from Pristina, capital of the Serbian autonomous region of Kosovo, and was 12km from its base in Kosice, Slovakia.
Source: Flight International
Officially known as the Survivable Airborne Operations Center, the new aircraft will replace the Boeing E-4B Nightwatch jet capable of commanding the USA’s nuclear arsenal.
Saab’s Aeronautics business unit enjoyed a strong first-quarter performance, with highlights including a Gripen C sale to Hungary and the transfer of a first Saab 340-based airborne early warning aircraft to Poland.
Croatia’s first six of 12 Dassault Aviation Rafales were transferred to Velika Gorica near Zagreb on 25 April.
