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The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (IPA: [ˈɡrǐːpɛn] pronunciation ⓘ; English: The 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.
JAS 39A: 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
BANGKOK (Reuters) -The Thai Air Force said on Tuesday it wanted to acquire Gripen 39 fighter jets built by Sweden's SAAB to replace its ageing jet fighters. The Air Force said it had spent 10 ...
The upgrade also includes new weapon systems like the Meteor missile system. [39] In 2013, Saab signed an agreement with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration for 60 new Gripen in the E version. The first aircraft will join the Swedish Air Force by 2025. [40] [41] JAS 39C/D is expected to remain in service beyond 2030. [42]
Reaktionsmotor 12 (RM12) is a low-bypass afterburning turbofan jet engine developed for the Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter. A version of the General Electric F404, the RM12 was produced by Volvo Aero (now GKN Aerospace Engine Systems). The last of the 254 engines was produced on 24 May 2011, at which time it had reached 160,000 flight hours without ...
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 ...
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.
JAS 39 Gripen: Sweden. Brazil: multirole: F-39E. F-39F: 9 [a] 27 on order [5] Northrop F-5: United States: fighter ... RC-95 4 [6] Learjet 35: United States ...