“Expert: Saab’s Erieye may have been used in Kashmir”
“The Swedish radarspaningsflygplanet Erieye AEW may have been used by Pakistan in the luftstriderna with the Indian air force in Kashmir, according to an expert.”
“the Authority, the ISP that decides on Sweden’s arms exports following the developments.”
“India’s and Pakistan’s air force has been involved in direct fighting during the last day. Pakistan said that the country’s armed forces have shot down two indian fighter jets that were in pakistani airspace, at the same time as India confirm that an aircraft has been shot down. India claims in its tour to the country has shot down a pakistani fighter aircraft, something that is denied by Pakistan, writes Reuters.”
“Pieter Wezeman, vapenexportexpert at the peace research institute Sipri, says that the Swedish radarspaningssystemet Erieye may have been used in the ongoing conflict, because there is information that Pakistan has been using american F16 aircraft in the fighting.”
“– There is a real risk that the Erieye has played a role in the battles where aircraft fought against each other. Erieye is an important system to be able to discover the indian aircraft, and a system with Natostandard that works very well together with the F16, so I would be surprised if not Pakistan use of it, ” says Wezeman TT.”
“were Delivered in 2009-2010”
“Dealer Saab delivered four AEW aircraft with the Erieye system to Pakistan, in 2009-2010, to a value of seven billion, according to Sipri. At the end of 2017, reported the Dagens industri that the additional two Erieye aircraft sold to Pakistan, and to a repaired, then three of the aircraft have been destroyed by the pakistani taliban.”
“Saab want to sell 114 aircraft of the latest Gripenmodellen to India, something that Pieter Wezeman warning.”
“– the Risk is that it may lead to that India believed that it has a new ability you can use against Pakistan, but it will be a miscalculation and that the situation is escalating, ” he says.”
“the ISP is Following the developments.”
“the Swedish Inspectorate of strategic products (ISP) has not approved any new vapenexportaffärer to Pakistan since 2007, but follow-on deliveries for the previous orders (Erieye was approved in 2006). Saab has been given the green light to sell the Gripen to India.”
“Carl Johan Wieslander, deputy director-general of the ISP, do not, however, comment on whether the latest developments affecting the future följleveranser to Pakistan and the export of arms to India.”
“” I have no comments except that we follow the developments very carefully. There is a legal opportunity to revoke the permit, but I don’t want to say anything to make use of the possibility in the individual case, ” says Wieslander to the TT.”
