South Africa's first

South Africa's first Saab Gripen fighter has arrived and will undergo trials at the company's Air Force Base Overberg test range. Service entry is slated for 2008. Meanwhile, the South African military has retired its Alouette III helicopters, which are being replaced by Agusta A109s.

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