Saab receives order for more Gripen E equipment

• This contract is supplemantary to the original Gripen E contract,
• We are very happy to support the Swedish Air Force to safeguard our air domain.
• FMV is acquiring new equipment for use

Saab and the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) have signed a contract regarding additional equipment for manufacturing of Gripen E. The order value amounts to approximately 2.9 billion SEK.

To secure continued operation of the full Swedish Gripen C/D fleet, alongside delivery and introduction of Gripen E to the Swedish Armed Forces, FMV is acquiring new equipment for use in the Swedish order of 60 Gripen E fighters.

“We are very happy to support the Swedish Air Force to safeguard our air domain. This contract ensures full availability of the Gripen C/D fleet and, at the same time, enables Gripen E to be introduced into the Swedish Armed Forces with new equipment, securing its operational life for decades to come,” says Lars Tossman, head of Saab business area Aeronautics.

This contract is supplemantary to the original Gripen E contract, signed in February 2013, which was based on the intention of reusing certain equipment from the existing Gripen C/D fleet within the Swedish Armed Forces.