After nearly 30 years in service, the Swedish-made JAS 39 Gripen fighter saw its first combat use by Thailand, in a border ...

The Swedish-made Saab JAS 39 Gripen E is emerging as a formidable 4.5-generation fighter, carving out a significant niche in the global arms market. -While not a true stealth aircraft like the F-35, ...

More specifically, Saab will have to bring the Gripen to C/D spec and make sure it can stay operational and up to date to about 2035. The exact details of this configuration were not announced.

Summary and Key Points: The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has selected the Saab JAS 39 Gripen E to replace its aging fleet of F-16A/B fighters, beating out Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Fighting Falcon.

It is this market that Sweden’s Saab JAS-39 Gripen dominates. (This first appeared in 2015.) The JAS-39 is an excellent low cost fourth-generation fighter.

Royal Air Force’s Typhoon Jets Show Off Their Quick Target Intercepting Skills Saab JAS 39 Gripen to Be Upgraded, C/D Spec to Be in Service Until 2035 Watch a Dassault Falcon 8X Fly Like a ...

FILE PHOTO: A Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet takes off during an exercise at an air base in Estonia ·Reuters Gabriel Araujo Mon, Nov 11, 2024, 2:07 PM2 min read ...

Best described as a low-cost, low maintenance, multi-role 4th generation fighter, the JAS-39 has a ferry range of 3,000 km, with a maximum speed of Mach 1.15 (1400 km/h) at sea level, and close to ...

The trajectory began to change in October by the finalization of a deal to sell 36 Gripen NG aircraft to Brazil and a 2015 Swedish government commitment to buy 60 JAS 39 Gripen Es and Fs.

Saab JAS 39 Gripen October 22, 2012 The Saab Gripen is a single-engine multirole fighter built in Sweden. A prototype made its first flight in 1988, and deliveries of the JAS 39A/B began in mid-1993.