DefenceTalkFXM, the Swedish Defence and Security Export Agency, responded today, Friday 23 October, to a request for information from Croatia concerning the procurement of Gripen aircraft. The request concerns 8 to 12 newly built aircraft of the C/D model. The request for information that FXM responded to was sent from the Croatian Ministry of Defence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sweden-submits-gripen-bid-to-croatia-65689/

DefenceTalkNordic cooperation, and in particular the in-depth cooperation with Finland, took one more step on Wednesday when two Swedish JAS 39 Gripen aircraft landed on a Finnish road base for the first time. The exercise for the Finnish Air Force, designated Baana 2015, took place during the week at Hosio road base. They were testing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/gripen-fighter-jets-operate-from-roadside-bases-in-finland-65535/

DefenceTalkOn 27 October 2014 Saab announced the conclusion of a contract with the Brazilian Federal Government for the development and production of 36 Gripen NG aircraft. The contract has now come into effect as all required conditions have been fulfilled. Today, the order value of approximately SEK39.3 billion is booked by Saab as order intake. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/gripen-ng-contract-with-brazil-becomes-effective-65341/

DefenceTalkThe Hungary army said on Wednesday it would ground and review its fleet of Jas-39 Gripen fighter jets, made by Swedish manufacturer Saab, after a second crash-landing within a month. The announcement came after a Hungarian pilot was forced to eject himself from a jet near the town of Kecskemet, in central Hungary. Saab said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hungary-army-to-ground-all-gripen-jets-after-second-crash-landing-64460/

DefenceTalkDefence and security company Saab and the Brazilian Ministry of Defence, through the Aeronautics Command (COMAER), have signed a contract for Gripen NG weapon acquisition. The total order value is approximately USD 245 million. The order is expected to be booked by Saab during the second half of 2015. The weapon acquisition contract includes weapon […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-signs-contract-with-brazil-on-weapon-acquisition-for-gripen-ng-63982/

DefenceTalkDefence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the extended lease of Gripen from Sweden to the Czech Republic. This agreement provides for the continuing support and upgrade of the Czech aircraft for a further 12 years. The order is valued at approx. SEK 576 million. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-receives-fmv-order-to-extend-gripen-lease-in-the-czech-republic-61126/

DefenceTalkSweden’s approach to security policy has changed. The Russian annexation of Crimea, the armed conflict in Ukraine, the increased amount of exercises as well as intelligence activities in the Baltic Sea region, the intrusive behavior by Russia, and now the Swedish Armed Forces intelligence operation in the Stockholm archipelago demonstrate the necessity for Sweden to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/swedish-2015-budget-reinforces-air-surveillance-60936/

DefenceTalkDefence and security company Saab has signed a contract with the Brazilian Federal Government (Ministry of Defense through the Aeronautics Command, COMAER) covering the development and production of 36 Gripen NG fighter aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force. The total order value is approximately SEK 39.3 billion. Saab and COMAER have also signed an Industrial […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-and-brazil-sign-contract-for-gripen-ng-60862/

DefenceTalkSaab’s local South African company, Saab Grintek Defence (Pty) Ltd., has been chosen to develop and manufacture parts for the Electronic Warfare (EW) System for Gripen E for Sweden. Development work, including prototype manufacturing, for antennas and micro wave modules is on-going at the Saab Grintek Defence facility in Centurion, Gauteng. Saab has signed an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-grintek-defence-to-develop-ew-system-for-gripen-ng-60713/

DefenceTalkSwedish defence firm Saab has declined to provide a bid for a 30 billion ($4.37 billion) Danish fighter contract while reports indicate that US firm Lockheed Martin is set to land the deal. Three candidates are officially in the running to receive one of Denmark’s biggest public purchases of all time when the military purchases […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-gripen-pulls-out-of-denmark-fighter-bidding-60225/