Gripen E has the powerful GE F414G engine, great range and the ability to carry an impressive payload with its ten hard-points. It also has a new AESA-radar, InfraRed Search and Track System (IRST), highly advanced electronic warfare and communication systems.

The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (IPA: [ˈɡrǐːpɛn] pronunciation ⓘ; English: Griffin) [Nb 1][3] is a light single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab AB. The Gripen has a delta wing and canard configuration with relaxed stability design and fly-by-wire flight controls.

(EW) suite and Electronic Attack (EA) capability, Gripen E can safely enter and exit highly contested, hostile and high threat environments and deliver Air Supremacy, performing both defensive and offensive missions with very high survivability. • Defensive EW capabilities • Offensive EW capabilities

Featuring survivability and offensive EW capabilities like Missile Warning Systems (MAW), active electronic countermeasures, Suppression of Enemy Air Defence (SEAD) systems, along with advanced jammers, Gripen E not just avoids detection, but also gets close, engages, and attacks.

3 days ago · Unlikely as it is, the main competitor of the F-35 is the Saab Gripen-E. These two fighter types, are as different as they could get, one akin to a bulky people carrier, the other a stripped-down scrambler. The unlikely arch-rivals faced off in pitches for the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the Nordic countries, were proposed to Canada, and ...

Compared to the Gripen C, the Gripen E is about 3% larger (it is longer - 15.2 m - and has a larger wingspan - 8.6 m), heavier (maximum take-off weight is 16 500 kg), the main landing gear has been relocated, allowing 40% more fuel, giving a maximum range of around 4 000 km, and an operational range of more than 1 300 km.

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May 29, 2024 · Stockholm’s Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) plans to markedly increase flight-testing of the Saab Gripen E within the coming weeks, ahead of the fighter’s entry into service with the...

Apr 18, 2023 · Complemented by the Electronic Attack Jammer Pod (EAJP) and the Air-Launched Decoy Missile system, Gripen E provides highly efficient electronic suppression - to avoid, deny, deceive and defend against any enemy threat. In the fighter domain this is …

Apr 22, 2022 · As Saab’s new flagship fighter powers into its delivery phase, we get exclusive access to the E/F-model programme at the company’s Linkoping final assembly site.