1. 13 fighter aircraft are in the Rotational Preventative Maintenance program due to lack of funding.
1a. 13 Gripen fighter jets are in a Rotational Preventative Maintenance program from a fleet of 26 aircraft which are maintained throughout the aircraft life cycle as prescribed by the Designing Authority.
1b i. The Gripen fleet are under continuous maintenance while in Rotational Preventative Maintenance program.
1b ii. 13 Gripen fighter aircraft are operationally active at their home bases.
1bb. The Gripen aircraft are operationally utilised and used for force preparation of Gripen specific pilots and also for force employment.
2. Technically, we do not have any pilots training in Russia or Cuba. What we have in these countries are members identified to become student pilots.