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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.
By 1994, the replacement of the Viggen by the later and more advanced Saab JAS 39 Gripen was in progress, the type being progressively phased out as greater numbers of Gripen aircraft were delivered. [4] [101] On 25 November 2005, the last front line Viggen was formally retired by the Swedish Air Force. [95]
Brazilian prosecutors in 2016 formally accused Lula of using his influence to help Saab win the tender for the 36 fighter jets worth $5.4 billion. The case was tossed out by Brazil's Supreme Court ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mucio told reporters in Rio de Janeiro that Brazil was eyeing the sale of three or four C-390 aircraft to Sweden, and that the Nordic nation wants to sell more Saab Gripen fighter jets to Brazil.
In 2020, Saab was offering two GlobalEye aircraft in addition to 64 Gripen E/F as part of its bid for the Finnish HX Fighter Program. [47] From 30 January to 6 February 2020 GlobalEye participated in HX Challenge flight evaluations, flying to Finland from Linköping in Sweden, with a Finnish Air Force delegation on board. [48] NATO
It was built to fight Russia's Sukhoi fighter aircraft, but it's never been in that kind of combat. A JAS-39 Gripen at a military base near Prague in 2005. REUTERS/Petr Josek PJ/AA