A newly received F-39E Gripen fighter stands by on a runway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 22, 2022. (Andre Borges/AFP via Getty Images) Correction: A previous version of this story included an ...

Brazil’s lead pair of serial production Saab Gripen E fighters have been shipped to the country, and transferred for flight testing in Gaviao Peixoto. Locally designated as F-39Es, the aircraft ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 11 (Reuters) - Brazil is analyzing the option of expanding an order for Swedish manufacturer Saab's (SAABb.ST), opens new tab Gripen fighter jets, though the number of additional ...

The test campaign, designated Operation Samaúma by the FAB, was undertaken at Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, home to Embraer’s facility and the Gripen Flight Test Center. The images released show the ...

SAO PAULO — Brazil plans to invest 52.8 billion reals (U.S. $10.6 billion) for research, development and equipment acquisition efforts for its military, including nearly doubling the size of its ...

Four F-39 jets were presented Dec. 19 in a ceremony held at Brazil’s Anápolis Air Force Base to mark the operational activation of the type with the 1st Aviation Group of Brazil’s Air Force. The ...

The last cohort of Brazilian air force pilots preparing to fly the Saab Gripen E/F fighter has completed flight training in Sweden. Swedish airframer Saab announced the milestone on 12 July, saying ...

The first flight of a Brazilian F-39E Gripen fighter operated from Saab's airfield in Linköping, Sweden. (Saab) Brazil's Embraer inaugurated its Saab F-39E Gripen final assembly line on 9 May in ...

The Brazilian Air Force inducted the first two serial production F-39E Gripen jets into service on 22 April. (Sgt Müller Marin/FAB) The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) formally commissioned the first two ...

Brazilian workers in São Bernardo do Campo on July 7 started assembling the first major structures of Saab F-39E/F Gripen fighters ordered by the Brazilian air force six years ago, Saab announced. The ...

Brazil has carried out one of its most important air-combat tests in modern history. The event is drawing huge attention across South America. Near the city of Natal, a Brazilian F-39E Gripen fighter ...