DefenceTalkA multi-million contract has been awarded to Finmeccanica – Selex ES by defence and security company Saab to supply the Raven ES-05 AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar for Saab’s Gripen Next Generation (NG) fighters. A NATO-interoperable, multi-role fighter designed for the future network-centric warfare environment, Gripen NG will provide superior situation awareness thanks to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/selex-wins-order-for-gripens-raven-aesa-radar-60165/

DefenceTalkSweden: Defence and security company Saab and FMV have concluded missile integration firings with Gripen and the MBDA Meteor BVRAAM (Beyond Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile). These latest firings, conducted earlier this year, further verified missile integration with Gripen and validated seeker performance and missile range. This was the last major trials task required to clear the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-gripen-closes-in-on-operational-meteor-capability-60069/

DefenceTalkThe military coup in Thailand has not had an impact on the planned delivery of Swedish Gripen fighter jets with supplies and support, with the Thais now in possession of 12 of the aircraft. “It needs continuous deliveries for maintenance and such,” Jan-Erik Lövgren of the Swedish Agency for non-proliferation and export controls (ISP) told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thai-coup-not-affecting-swedish-gripen-deal-59750/

DefenceTalkSwiss voters rejected a 3.1 billion- franc ($3.5 billion) order for Gripen fighter jets, a setback to Swedish defense company Saab AB. The 22-plane contract, which Switzerland awarded 2 1/2 years ago, was opposed by 53.4 percent of voters, the government in Bern said on its website today. That’s in line with the latest survey […]https://www.defencetalk.com/swiss-voters-reject-3-5-billion-gripen-purchase-59619/

DefenceTalkThe Czech government approved today the financing of supersonic aircraft and it will provide 21.4 billion crowns, including withholding tax and VAT, for them in 2015-27, Legislation Minister Jiri Dienstbier has told journalists. The government decided to extend the lease of Gripen fighters by Sweden until 2027 in March. “Particularly the system of multipurpose supersonic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/czech-govt-approves-money-for-gripen-fighters-lease-until-2027-59518/

DefenceTalkEmployees from virtually every part of Saab are involved in the Gripen E project. Agreements have also been struck with more than 30 major development suppliers that are helping to realise Gripen E. “What we are doing now is unique,” says Lars-Erik Svedlund, Programme Manager for Gripen E/F. “We received the order from the Swedish […]https://www.defencetalk.com/gripen-e-production-is-fully-under-way-59448/

DefenceTalkSwedish Radio today reveals new information on the multi-billion dollar purchase of Gripen fighter aircraft by Switzerland. Top secret documents show the Swedish Embassy in Bern has been more deeply involved in the Swiss internal political process than previously known. In less than three weeks Switzerland will hold a referendum on whether to buy 22 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sweden-covertly-lobbied-swiss-politicians-for-gripen-sale-59433/

DefenceTalkThe Defence Minister of Sweden, Karin Enström, Sweden, and the Defence Minister of Brazil, Celso Amorim, held an official meeting in Stockholm, upon the kind invitation of the Swedish side, on April 3rd, 2014. The Ministers recalled the 2009 Plan of Action of the Sweden-Brazil Strategic Partnership, which early identified the potential of bilateral cooperation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/joint-statement-by-the-defence-ministers-of-sweden-and-brazil-59232/

DefenceTalkSweden’s Defense Minister Karin Enstrom says the military should get a total of 70 new JAS Gripen combat aircraft, ten more than Parliament had earlier decided. Enstrom’s comments came in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine and also of widely publicized Russian military flight incidents last year, when Moscow attack aircraft flew practice missions […]https://www.defencetalk.com/defense-minister-calls-for-more-jas-gripen-to-counter-russian-threat-59230/

DefenceTalkThe Czech government on Wednesday renewed its lease on 14 Swedish fighter jets until 2027, its defence minister said. The Czech army has been using the Gripen one- and two-seaters since 2005 under a 10-year contract worth around 20 billion koruna (730 million euros, $1 billion). “From now on Prague will pay an annual 1.7 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/prague-extends-lease-of-swedish-gripen-fighters-till-2027-59012/