Saab prepares the delivery of the first Gripen E of Force Aérea Brazilña, fact that occurred during a ceremony in Linköping, Sweden, the 10 of September.
As part of the delivery program, initially, flight tests will be carried oután in Sweden and for the purposes of 2020, the grandfatherón moveá a Brazil to continue the campaignñto flight tests in the país. On 2021, beginán deliveries to Force Aérea Brazilña.
The 10 September was celebratedó and Linköping, Sweden, a ceremony to commemorate this important milestone. The ceremony was attended by Fernando Azevedo e Silva, Minister of Defense of Brazil; Lieutenant Brigadier Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermúdez, Chief of Force Aéarea of Brazil; Nelson Antonio Tabajara de Oliveira, Ambassador of Brazil in Sweden; Lieutenant Brigadier Carlos Augusto Amaral Oliveira, Chief of Staff of Force Aérea Brazilña; Peter Hultqvist, Swedish Defense Minister; Mayor General Mats Helgesson, Commander of Force AéSwedish area; and on behalfón the Saab Håkan Buskhe, President and CEO; y Jonas Hjelm, Senior Vice President and Head of áSaab Aeron business areaáutica.
“Together with the Brazilian industryña, I am proud to be part of the constructionón of an associationón strataélong-term logic with Brazil and Force Aérea Brazilña. with gripen, Brazil tenderá one of the fightersáworld's advanced technologies and technology transfer programíto allowá Brazil develop, produce and maintain super fighter aircraftóunique by their means», said H.åkan Buskhe, Saab Chairman and CEO.
The F-39 Gripen represents a technological leapósignificant logic in aviationócombat number for Force Aéarea of Brazil. SpaghettiéIt is a great example of collaborative development based on technology transfer.íto and in the promotionón of the defense industry. Therefore, Force AéBrazil area now has a new m missions platformúmultiples for the fulfillment of their actions to control, defend and integrate the national territory.
La associationón with Brazil it beganó on 2014 with the contract (order value 5.4 trillion dóhomes) for development and productionón of 36 Gripen E/F for Force Aéarea of Brazil, including systems, related support and equipment. You caná promoting the development of the aero industryáutica local a través of its national partners in the Brazilian programño Gripen, which includes a comprehensive technology transfer programíto Brazil, that will be deliveredá in approximately ten toños.
Brazilian airplanesñThe Gripen E/F are developed and produced with the participationón of tébrazilian cynics and engineersños. It aims to provide the knowledge pránecessary for the executionón of these same activities in Brazil. From 2021, the complete assembly of 15 planes startá in Brazil. The development of the two-pilot Gripen F isá progressing with extensive activities in the Design Networkño and Gripen Development at GaviãPeixoto, Brazil. Deliveries of the Gripen F are expected to begin in 2023.
The Gripen E is based on the designñor successful from previous versions. Gripen is an avión modern combat fighter with a designñor balanced equipped with the más advanced technologyífor an avión multipropósite.
Currently, five paíGripens are operated like Sweden, Sudáfear, RepúCzech war, Hungría and thailand, and soon joiná Brazil. The Empire Test Pilots Test Pilot School’ School (ETPS) They use Gripen as a platform for trainingónumber of test pilots.
F-39 is the designationón of Force Aérea brazilñto for Gripen.
Characterístatic
- Crewón: 1
- Length: 15,2 meters
- Wingspan: 8,62 meters
- Height: 4,72 meters
- wing surface : 25,5 square meter
- empty weightíO: 8000 kilograms
- Pesos máximo at takeoff: 16 500 kilograms
- Núgrouper reactors : 1
- reactor model: General Electric F414G
- reactor type: Turbofan
- Push: 98 kN (22 000 lbf)
- Speed máxima: Mach 2 at high altitude. 1400 km/h at sea level.
- Scope: 4000 kilómeters
- flight ceiling: 16 000 meters
- weapon points: 10
- Combustible: 3400 kilograms in internal tanks.
with these aircraft, Brazil tenderá fighter jetsáadvanced s Latinoamérica positioning his poweríthe aéprisoner in the regionón.
Congratulations to the Brazilian Air Force, excellent and modern aircraft technology for defense, You should imitate the FAE and the national government, Mr.. Lenin Moreno in renovating and buying new modern technology aircraft for the Defense of Ecuador, deliver economic resources 2400 million that corresponds to renew military equipment of the GDP.