FAB’s Gripen Flight Simulators are in full operation at BAAN
Two advanced Gripen E flight simulators have been installed at Anápolis Air Base (BAAN), headquarters of the 1st Air Defense Group (1º GDA), the squadron that operates Gripen fighter jets…
F-39 Gripen E/F begins operations on Monday in the Brazilian Air Force (FAB)
"The receipt of the first Gripen aircraft symbolizes a milestone for the Brazilian Air Force. It is the materialization of a long-term project, which now translates into operational capabilities that…
Saab completes production of the first Gripen E forward fuselage in Brazil
Saab is celebrating another milestone in the Gripen program with the production of the first Gripen E front fuselage at its factory in Brazil. This is the most complex part…
SAAB Highlights Gripen E Capabilities and Successful Partnership with the Flygvapnet
SAAB's partnership with the Swedish Air Force (Svenska flygvapnet or just Flygvapnet) and the Swedish Armed Forces Material Administration (FMV) for the production of the Gripen E has been chronicled…
Two more F-39 Gripen aircraft for FAB
The Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB) took another step toward the goal of expanding its capacity to defend and ensure the sovereignty of the country's airspace and…
Two more Gripen E fighter jets arrive in Brazil for the Brazilian Air Force
Two Gripen E fighters for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) arrived in Brazil last Sunday, the 25th, and flew today, the 28th, to the Gripen Flight and Test Center (GFTC)…
Brazil receives two new Gripen fighters made in Sweden
Two Gripen NG fighter jets, known as F-39, arrived in Brazil this Sunday (25) to reinforce the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) fleet. The aircraft are part of a batch of…
Saab Receives Service and Maintenance Order for South African Gripens
Saab has received a support contract for the service, repairs and maintenance of the South African Air Force´s Gripen C/D jet fighters. The order value is MSEK 333 (MZAR 532)…
SAAB Successfully Fires Meteor Missile from Gripen E
Saab recently conducted the first test firing with the advanced Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) on the Gripen E with a successful end-to-end result on target. The Meteor…
Brazilian Air Force (FAB) holds meeting with Air Force Chiefs who operate Gripen
The Commander of the Brazilian Air Force, Air Lieutenant Brigadier Carlos de Almeida Baptista Junior, who is in England, participated this Wednesday (July 20th), in the Gripen User's Group -…
FAB technicians complete training in Sweden for Gripen fighter maintenance
First group spent 12 weeks in activities at Saab, in Linköping, and returned to Brazil in June Nine technicians and two engineers from the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) finished a…
Anápolis Air Base receives Gripen support and training equipment
Training materials and equipment to support the operation of the Brazilian Air Force's (FAB) F-39 Gripen fighter jets arrived at the Anápolis Air Base in Goiás yesterday. Two Mission Trainers…
Saab Completes EMD T-7A Red Hawk Deliveries from Sweden
Saab has shipped the last of five fully installed T-7A Red Hawk aft fuselages from its factory in Linköping, Sweden to Boeing’s production site in St. Louis. In addition to…
Saab and Atech join forces to bring Digital Tower to Brazil and Latin America
The cooperation between SAAB and Atech, a company of the Embraer group, aims to operate in the Digital Towers market in Latin America Interest in Digital Towers is growing rapidly…