Just wondering. Since the São Paulo is under going upgrades that should be concluded this year, returning it to a combat ready vessel, should the Brazilians be looking to improve its airwing.

We all know that the Boeing is very keen on selling the Brazilian airforce the F-18, but should the Brazilians be looking to purchase some additional units to add to the Sao Paulos compliment?

What are peoples thoughts on this?

Well, official releases to press tell the following:

1- All the A-4KU’s will be updated by EMBRAER until 2013

2- Three Grumman Trackers will be purchased to serve as AEW platforms I am from Brazil ;););)

Ok guys, sitting down to write you both an email/pm, but for other people interested in the SwAF this is a good reference to start. http://www.kkrva.se/ It’s the Royal Swedish Academy of War Science in Stockholm and is with whom I conduct research. Look under Tidskriften for monthly articles, many of them in English.

For other English resources concerning the SwAF I recommend a RAND report by Richard Bitzinger called Facing the Future, it is a bit dated but has some decent stuff. Also the aforementioned proceedings from the 1996 Linkoping conference is good. Also of use might be Robert Dorr’s book on the Viggen, has a decent history of the SwAF and some tactical info.

There is quite a bit in Swedish and I will elaborate more in my private messages.

Hello, my friend! Well, I saw the kkrva website, but unless I am wrong the articles requires a payment to be downloaded; So, I have tried to download the Robert Dorr’s book, unsuccesfully:( The only thing I got was the “Facing the Future”, a good view about the Swedish air defense and early warning doctrine, prior to the AEW era. I am anxious about the things you are preparing;);)

OK guys, I’ll look through the research stuff this weekend and see what I can find.

Zuyev- I assume you are looking for info on the two old Caravalles, Hugin and Mungin as well as the new SAAB AEWC aircraft?

Hello, Entropy!
Have your research through the available stuff on the Swedish Air Force produced something? Please let me know, send it to the email addresses already mentioned, ok?;););)

Hello Entropy!

Can you send to me all things you have about the Swedish Air Force? I do not read/speak Swedish, but I would like to obtain that stuff directly related to the AEW&C deployment in the “Kongeliket Svenska Flygvapnet”, since I am writing a book on the ALL AEW&C ever deployed (or those platforms which are to be) around the world. So, as soon as possible, I would like you could send the above mentioned material through a link in this website or through the following emails: [email]tochkaopori@yahoo.com.br[/email] and [email]srscerqueira@gmail.com[/email]. I have some published articles, one of them can be seen at:http://www.laahs.com/artman/publish/article_220.shtml. If you wish I will very pleased to include your name in the book credits, ok?;)

Thank you since now!

ZUYEV

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MY FRIEND!!!!;);););) BUT, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE SOME OF THE INFORMATION I REQUESTED