The newly arrived Gripen, registration FAB4100, is now due to undergo additional flight and technical testing in order to analyze and refine the series performance indicators under local flight conditions in Brazil. Testing will primarily be conducted at Embraer's facilities at Gavino Peixoto. In late October, the aircraft will make a public appearance in the capital city of Brasilia to commemorate Aviator's Day. The aircraft is expected to enter active service in the second-half of 2021.

Source:  Folha De Sao Paulo
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The OSR project upgrades the aircraft with a new flight management system, which manages communication control, navigation and equipment monitoring. After the OSR upgrade is completed, each aircraft is redesignated as an HC-144B.

Minotaur integrates installed sensors and radar and provides dramatically improved data fusion as well as information processing and sharing capabilities.

Completion of missionization and upgrade of a ninth HC-144 is scheduled by the end of November. The service plans to upgrade each of the service’s 18 HC-144s by 2022.

Source:  U.S. Coast Guard
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Work will be performed in Marietta, Georgia (66.5%); Palmdale, California (15.5%); Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base, Kuwait (2.5%); Iwakuni, Japan (2.5%); Miramar, California (2.5%); Cherry Point, North Carolina (2.5%); Elizabeth City, North Carolina (2.5%); Fort Worth, Texas (2.5%), Newburgh, New York (2.5%); and Greenville, South Carolina (0.5%), and is expected to be completed by December 2023.

The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Source:  US Navy
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