The Hungarian Armed Forces’ Dezső Szentgyörgyi 101st Airborne Brigade uploaded a video showcasing some of its new weaponry, including for its Gripen aircraft. The 27-millimeter Mauser BK-27 can fire 1,680 rounds per minute.
The Hungarian and Swedish governments agreed that in addition to the existing fighters, four new JAS-39 Gripen fighter-bombers will be added to Hungary’s fleet for which the government also purchased a modernization package, Magyar Nemzet writes.
The air combat and strike measurement will be assisted by new Meteor and IRIS–T air combat missiles, the AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles ordered for practice, and GBU-49 guided bombs.
The Meteo is a radar self-guided air combat missile with a range beyond the line of sight using the PS–05/A Mk4 type radar, which sees twice as far as previously. Close combat will be supported by the infrared self-guided IRIS–T, increasing the chance of successful strikes.
The strike capability against ground targets will also be expanded with the combined laser and satellite-guided GBU-49, which can attack land targets from a safer position than before. Compared to existing laser-guided bombs, the advantage of the device is that it can also be used in foggy or rainy weather and in dusty air.
