First Saab Gripens for Brazil in 2019

The first of 36 Saab JAS 39E Gripen fighters for the Forca Aerea Brasileira (Brazilian Air Force) will be delivered in 2019 and will initially employed for flight testing. Eleven aircraft will follow in 2021, eight in 2022, seven in 2023 and eight in 2024. The first 13 will be built by Saab in Sweden, the remainder by Embraer in Brazil.

Delivery scheduling details have also been released for Brazil’s KC-390 tanker/transport, with the first production aircraft to be delivered in 2019. Following that, annual production rate of KC390s will be three aircraft in 2019-2023, five in 2024-2025 and two in 2026.