Gripen Featured In The Financial Times
.: <iframe width="480" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/DVSNA4k57x8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Category: FEATURED; GRIPEN; GRIPEN E/F; GRIPEN NG Published: 5/6/2014...
View ArticleWhat Makes Gripen The Smart Fighter System?
.: In order to explain why Gripen is the smart fighter system, let us present what a modern multirole-fighter need to perform. A fighter mission can be compared to large scale chess games, where the...
View ArticleActive Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar
.: The radar for Gripen E is produced by Selex in Scotland and called ES-05 Raven. ES-05 is an AESA radar, which is state of the art for new fighters nowadays. AESA stands for Active Electronically...
View ArticleWhy Gripen E?
.: Saab could have started a new project from scratch and literally made a paper plane. Instead we opted to continue developing the proven Gripen concept. “The demo programme showed that continued...
View ArticleInfrared Search And Track (IRST)
.: An all-seeing eye in the sky: Thanks to infrared search & track technology (IRST), Gripen can track the movement of other objects in the sky using heat signals while remaining unnoticed. Here’s...
View ArticleIntegrated Electronic Warfare System MFS-EW
.: Gripen E has a highly advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) system. The EW system can function as a passive sensor, working like a Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) indicating if a radar is looking at you or...
View ArticleGripen Has The Information Advantage
.: Gripen E’s customer value lies in the system’s unparalleled operational combat capacity, its balanced design and the fact that the aircraft is built for information sharing. Information sharing...
View ArticleGripen E Production Work In Full Swing
.: "With employees from virtually every part of Saab involved in the Gripen E project, the production of the new aircraft is fully underway, reports Defence Talk. More than 30 major development...
View ArticleSnapshots From Brazilian Delegation's Visit To Sweden
.: Last month, a Brazilian delegation flew to Sweden to meet Swedish leaders and Saab and to have a look at the Gripen factory in Linköping. Here are a few snapshots from the visit. Image Courtesy:...
View ArticleSensor Fusion And Decision Support
.: Having a large amount of information in the aircraft computer is of no use if it is too hard for the pilot to understand. In Gripen, a great deal of effort is focused on presenting the situation...
View ArticleWe Are On Track
.: <iframe width="480" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GATskh_Zb_w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>"Everything is designed and tested in the computer. This helps us...
View ArticleGripen: The Balanced Fighter Aircraft
.: With its balanced design, Gripen has an equally great a capacity to perform fighter, attack and reconnaissance missions. Fighter actions are against airborne targets such as aircraft, helicopters...
View ArticleGripen Performs At The Annual Croatian Event
.: <iframe width="480" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Ueu5kwY14ew" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Hungarian Air Force Gripen performs at Susreti za Rudija, an annual...
View ArticleThe Next Gen Pilots
.: It's not just that today's fighter pilots are more skilled and can do more tasks, it takes more knowledge, says Carl-Fredrik Edström, division manager at the 212th fighter division at F 21, in a...
View ArticleSkyward G IRST For Gripen E
.: The IRST for Gripen E is produced by Selex in Scotland and called Skyward G. IRST stands for Infrared Search and Track and is an electro-optical system mounted in the nose of Gripen E. Its sensor...
View ArticleCzech Gripen May Guard Iceland Longer
.: Czech Republic is ready to extend the autumn mission of its Gripen fighters in Iceland if NATO requires it, reports the Prague Post. The defence ministry's spokesman Jan Pejsek told the Czech media...
View ArticleStunning Flypast Marks Presidential Inauguration
.: On Saturday, as Jacob Zuma swore to protect the Republic of South Africa and serve the nation, the occasion was gloriously marked by an aerial display, including a formation flypast by the South...
View ArticleMost Cost Efficient Fighter In The Market
.: Gripen has a very moderate life cycle cost compared to its competitors. Life cycle cost equals acquisition cost plus operational costs during the entire lifetime. Flight hour cost is a parameter...
View ArticleGripen Demo Pilot Gears Up For His Final Flight In Sweden
.: On Sunday, June 1, Gripen demo pilot Martin Hansson will perform his last aerial display in Sweden. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to attend Hansson’s aerobatic display at the Swedish...
View ArticleGripen On Display At ILA Berlin Air Show
.: <iframe width="480" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-FLIQkeG1gE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Czech Republic Air Force Gripen performs a stunning air display at...
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