Czech Air Force Refuels Gripen In-Flight For The First Time

The Czech Air Force for the very first time carried out an out an airplane in-flight refueling in Ronneby, Sweden on Feb. 28. The JAS 39 Gripen was successfully merged with the Swedish Air Force tanker C- 130 Hercules several times by Czech pilots. During flight training, which lasted two hours and five minutes, the Gripen successfully merged with the Swedish Air Force tanker C-130 Hercules seven times. "The ability to in-flight refueling is a prerequisite for a possible operation of our air forces in NATO operations. We made a further step towards full interoperability with other aircraft alliance partners, "said Air Forces commander Gen. George Verner.