There are not all that many fighter aircraft currently being made over in Europe, and that means the existing ones, machines like the Eurofighter Typhoon or the Saab JAS 39 Gripen, have to constantly ...

Believe it or not, there are military aircraft manufacturers out there that are not called Lockheed Martin or Boeing. They may not be as visible as the American behemoths, but they do have about the ...

Colombia signed a letter of intent for the acquisition of the Gripen E, launching the negotiations which would make the country the type's second South American operator. After nearly two years of ...

What You Need to Know: Sweden’s Saab JAS-39 Gripen continues to expand its presence in South America, with Brazil increasing its original order by 25% and Saab offering the fighter to Colombia as a ...

Summary and Key Points: The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has selected the Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen E/F to replace its aging fleet of F-16A/B Fighting Falcons after a 10-month evaluation process. -The ...

[Editor’s Note: Other profiles of major aircraft platforms are available to subscribers of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network, awin.aviationweek.com .] The JAS 39 Gripen is a Swedish, delta-wing ...

The Saab Gripen is a single-engine multirole fighter. A prototype made its first flight in 1988, and deliveries began in 1993. Gripens are currently operated by the Czech Republic, Hungary, South ...