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The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (IPA: [ˈɡrǐːpɛn] pronunciation ⓘ; English: Griffin) [Nb 1] [3] is a light single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab AB. The Gripen has a delta wing and canard configuration with relaxed stability design and fly-by-wire flight controls.
Saab JAS 39 Gripen: 106: 1996– - JAS 39B: Saab JAS 39 Gripen: 14: 1998– Two-seater JAS 39C: Saab JAS 39 Gripen: 70: 2002– – JAS 39D: Saab JAS 39 Gripen: 14: 2003– Two-seater JAS 39E: Saab JAS 39 Gripen: 1: 2019– - JAS 39F: Saab JAS 39 Gripen: 0?– Two-seater TP 103: Cessna Citation II: 2: 1998– VIP
A Gripen aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow in 2006. The JAS 39 Gripen is a fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab. Eight Gripens were destroyed in crashes, two of them before the delivery to the Swedish Air Force. These aircraft included one prototype, one production aircraft and three in service with the Swedish ...
The PS-05/A is a pulse-doppler radar currently used by the JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft (JAS 39A, B, C and D variants). It weighs 156 kg and was developed by Ericsson in collaboration with GEC-Marconi, sharing some technology with the latter's Blue Vixen radar for the Sea Harrier (which inspired the Eurofighter's CAPTOR radar).
A Gripen over at RIAT 2014. The Swedish Air Force is being adapted to new future tasks. Today about 80 Gripen C/D fighters remain in service. Some orders have been made and 60 new Jas 39 Gripen E units will join the air force in the coming years. Saab has also joined the primarily French project for the unmanned future stealth plane Dassault ...
Additional Saab JAS 39C/D Gripen fighters procurement – RTAF plans to purchase 3 additional Saab JAS 39C/D Gripen fighters. [22] Additional KAI T-50TH Golden Eagle Lead-in fighter training procurement – RTAF plans to purchase 2 additional KAI T-50TH Golden Eagle which will increase the fleet size of this type from 12 to 14. [23]
RB 74: Swedish designation of the imported AIM-9L Sidewinder, sometimes called the Rb 24L. Carried by the JA 37 Jaktviggen, the AJS 37 upgrade of the AJ 37 and the JAS 39 Gripen. RB 27: The Hughes Falcon GAR-3A missile in Swedish service equipped with new proximity fuze, and used on the J 35F/J Saab Draken.
Also in 1995 Saab Military Aircraft and British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) formed the joint venture company Saab-BAe Gripen AB, to manufacture, market and support Gripen internationally. This co-operation was extended in 2001 with the formation of Gripen International for the same purpose. [ 14 ]