Brazil Announces Winner Of Fighter Acquisition Programme

News Press release

09 January 2014

The Brazilian Defence Minister Celso Amorim recently announced the winner of the international competition for the acquisition of new multi-mission fighters for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).

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Saab Presents First Gripen E to Brazil

11 September 2019

Saab has taken another important step in the delivery of Gripen E to the Brazilian customer. Marked by a ceremony in Linköping, Sweden, on 10 September, the first Brazilian Gripen E aircraft was delivered to start the flight test programme.

First Brazilian Gripen E Completes its First Flight

27 August 2019

Saab today completed a successful first flight with the first Brazilian Gripen E fighter aircraft, 39-6001. At 2.41 pm CET on August 26, the Gripen E aircraft took off on its maiden flight flown by Saab test pilot Richard Ljungberg. The aircraft operated from Saab´s airfield in Linköping, Sweden.

The Trip of a Lifetime for Abhay – Winner of The Gripen Warrior Contest

22 July 2019

Abhay Ashvin, a student pilot and the winner of Gripen Warrior Contest held earlier this year, got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go to Linköping to visit the Saab facilities.