swedish corporations saab announced the serial production of the gripen knee fighter
presenting aircraft to be delivered to the brazilian and swedish air forces
the brazilian air force has achieved a major milestone in the ambitious
and complex effort to modernize its air combat capability with the formal receipt
of an initial series production saab f-39 gripen e multi-mission fighters
the first two serial production gripen knee fighters called f-39 gripen by the brazilian
air force are in brazil the aircraft arrived in the country last friday at the port of nagantes
and today completed their first flight in the country the two aircraft flew from megante's
international airport to the gripen flight test center at the embraer plant in gibril pakisotto
the flights were conducted by two brazilian air force pilots who participated in training
in sweden the flight to gabriel pick soto lasted approximately 50 minutes and took place as planned
brazilian air force to receive 36. the brazilian air force selected saab gripen
in 2013 as the winner of the fx2 program competition to replace their aging mirage 3
aircraft beating out dassault's raphael and the boeing fa-18ef super hornet a year later
a deal was signed to acquire 36 gripen e and f aircraft for the air force under the contract
the aircraft are to be delivered between 2019 and 2024 commander of the brazilian air force
general carlos de almeida baptista junior said at the aircraft presentation ceremony
it is a pleasure to follow the fulfillment of yet another step in the delivery process of the f-39
gripen aircraft which will lead the evolution of the brazilian air force's combat capability
swedish air force to receive 60. meanwhile the swedish government approved the deal in
2014 to procure 60 saab 39 ease aircraft to be delivered between 2018 and 2027
commander of the swedish air force major general carl johan edstrom
said that the deliveries form an important part of strengthening our capabilities in defending sweden
jas 39e gripen will increase sweden's defense capability
allowing us to build a stronger and tactically superior air force for every situation
the e is the latest iteration of the gripen aircraft developed to counter and defeat
advance future threats the manufacturer states according to air force technology
the aircraft features selex's es05 raven active electronically scanned array radar
and skyward g infrared search and track system also supplied by celex
it carries a range of weapons such as the infrared guided short range iris t
missile and the beyond visual range meteor air-to-air missile the outlet added the 15.2
meter long and 8.6 meter wide aircraft generates a thrust of 98 kilo newtons the fighter has 10
hardpoints and a maximum takeoff weight of 37 000 pounds and a top speed of mach 2.
the gripen e is designed as an enhanced version of the gripen cd multirole jet it is designed
to replace the swiss air force's fleet of northrop f5 tiger in april 2020 saab conducted cold climate
tests for the gripen e aircraft in northern sweden to test its operation in adverse climates you