捷克共和国领空保护者
当鹰狮于2005年进入捷克空军服役时, it replaced old Russian technology and the Czech 空气 Force became one of Europe’s most modern air forces.
北约的任务
2020年1月, the Czech 空气 Force concluded their 4-month long NATO mission to protect the airspace over the Baltics.
The Gripen fighters were off to a great start with a total of 200 flight hours and 9 sharp take-offs within just a month of the mission. 除了快速反应警报巡逻, the Czech Gripen pilots also conducted training flights in the Baltic airspace like in-flight refuelling exercises and low-level flights above sea. They also participated in joint missions including Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) as part of two alliance groups led by 加拿大 and Germany in 拉脱维亚 and 立陶宛, 分别.
The 空气 Policing mission commenced on the first week of September in 2019, and was the third Baltic mission and the sixth international mission for the Czech Gripen fighters. The Czech 空气 Force had sent five Gripens and 75 air and ground personnel, mostly from the 21st Tactical 空气 Force Base Čáslav to 爱沙尼亚 for this mission.
捷克共和国的鹰狮
The Gripen squadron consisting of twelve Gripen C (single seater) and two Gripen D (twin seater) is based at Čáslav airbase. From here, it protects the Czech airspace and participates in joint exercises with the armed forces.
自从捷克空军开始使用鹰狮以来, continuous capability upgrades have been made for their fighters. 几年前, they got the new MS20 capability enhancement for their Gripens which involves both hardware and software upgrades, giving a whole series of improvements and new functionality both in terms of the aircraft itself and the ancillary support and training systems.
The upgrade greatly enhances Gripen’s ability to engage ground targets by incorporating unguided and laser-guided bombs into the aircraft payload and the air-to-air capability is enhanced by the introduction of new radar modes. Another key element represents the integration of the targeting electro-optical pod Litening 4i, 它不仅用于制导导弹和炸弹, 也可用于空中侦察和作战. The MS20 upgrade has also introduced NVG and implemented the 所有iance datalink – Link 16 – as well as cryptomodules for covert communication.
通过不断的能力升级, the Czech 空气 Force and Gripen will stay on the forefront as a protector of both their own and NATO alliances’ airspace, 在未来很长一段时间内.