The B-52H is the US Air Force’s (USAF) long-range, large-payload multirole bomber and is known as the Stratofortress or the Buff (big ugly fat fellow).
Thales is energetically promoting its latest Talios targeting pod, taking aim at a number of MENA air forces, though the company is coy about identifying its customers and sales prospects.
Thales and its predecessor companies (the most recent of which was Thomson-CSF, established in 1968) have produced a succession of targeting pods, including the automatic tracking and laser integration system (ATLIS) used on the Jaguar, Mirage F1 and Mirage 2000, and on some Pakistani F-16 aircraft.
The JAS 39 Gripen is a Swedish delta-wing canard multirole fighter produced by Saab. It is powered by a single Volvo RM12 turbofan engine supplying 18,100 lbf. (80.5 kN) of afterburning thrust. The RM12 is a license-produced variant of the General Electric F404-GE-400. The newer JAS 39NG series aircraft carry the higher-power GE F414G, which provides upwards of 22,000 lbf. (97.9 kN) of afterburning thrust.