Several Saab designs were reviewed, the most promising being "Project 2105" (redesignated "Project 2108" and, later, "Project 2110"), recommended to the government by the Defence Materiel Administration ( Försvarets Materielverk, or FMV). In 1979, the government began a study calling for a versatile platform capable of "JAS", standing for Jakt ( air-to-air), Attack ( air-to-surface), and Spaning (reconnaissance), indicating a multirole, or swingrole, fighter aircraft that can fulfill multiple roles during the same mission. Ultimately, the Swedish government opted for a new fighter to be developed by Saab.
Several foreign designs were also studied, including the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, the Northrop F-20 Tigershark and the Dassault Mirage 2000. Early proposals included the Saab 38, also called B3LA, intended as an attack aircraft and trainer, and the A 20, a development of the Viggen that would have capabilities as a fighter, attack and sea reconnaissance aircraft. One goal was for the aircraft to be smaller than the Viggen while equalling or improving on its payload-range characteristics. The Swedish Air Force required an affordable Mach 2 aircraft with good short-field performance for a defensive dispersed basing plan in the event of invasion the plan included 800 m long by 17 m wide rudimentary runways that were part of the Bas 90 system. In the late 1970s, Sweden sought to replace its aging Saab 35 Draken and Saab 37 Viggen. Changes from the JAS C to JAS E include a larger fuselage, a more powerful engine, an increased weapons payload capability, and new cockpit, avionics architecture, electronic warfare system and other improvements. Ī major redesign of the Gripen series, previously referred to as Gripen NG (Next Generation) or Super JAS, now designated JAS 39E/F Gripen began deliveries to the Swedish Air Force and Brazilian Air Force in 2019. Bribery was suspected in some of these procurements, but Swedish authorities closed the investigation in 2009. On the export market, early models of the Gripen achieved moderate success, with sales to nations in Central Europe, South Africa, and Southeast Asia.
To market the aircraft internationally, Saab formed partnerships and collaborative efforts with overseas aerospace companies. Upgraded variants, featuring more advanced avionics and adaptations for longer mission times, began entering service in 2003. It entered service with the Swedish Air Force in 1996.
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The first flight took place in 1988, with delivery of the first serial production airplane in 1993. A new design from Saab was selected and developed as the JAS 39. In 1979, the Swedish government began development studies for "an aircraft for fighter, attack, and reconnaissance" ( ett jakt-, attack- och spaningsflygplan, hence "JAS") to replace the Saab 35 Draken and 37 Viggen in the Swedish Air Force. As of 2020, more than 271 Gripens of all models, A–F, have been delivered. Later aircraft are fully NATO interoperable. The Gripen has a delta wing and canard configuration with relaxed stability design and fly-by-wire flight controls. The Saab JAS 39 Gripen ( IPA: English: the griffin) is a light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab AB.
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