• Swiss Choose Cost-Effective Gripen Over Rafale and Eurofighter (1.12.2011) Switzerland has chosen the Saab Gripen as its new fighter aircraft, in preference to the Dassault Rafale or Eurofighter Typhoon. Defense Minister Ueli Maurier told journalists that...>> • RUAG Eyes Swiss Air Force F-5E Tiger II Upgrades (3.11.2011) Just over 55 years ago, a new Northrop engineer named Welko Gasich became one of the first aircraft designers to define a concept called “life cost,” ideas he picked up from Rand C...>> • A floating Special Pilatus PC-6 Seaplane (30.05.2011) A rather special PC-6 left the Pilatus production hangars on 31 May 2011. Our Pilatus Porter series number 972 was fitted with floats to allow it to operate on water. The last Port...>>