Saab has held a high-level meeting with authorities from Brazil and Sweden to present the first six serial production Gripen E aircraft, which have left the factory and entered the delivery phase. The delegations from both countries also had the opportunity to discuss joint activities that will be beneficial to the ...
The Gripen E, named F-39E Gripen by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), was officially presented on October 23rd, during the celebrations of Aviators’ Day and the Brazilian Air Force Day, at Wing 1, in Brasília. The aircraft flew over the air base after an air display of the Brazilian Smoke Squadron. The ...
The first Brazilian Gripen E, designated by Brazilian Air Force (FAB) as F-39 Gripen, concluded its first flight in Brazil. The aircraft flew from the airport in Navegantes to Embraer´s facility in Gavião Peixoto. The official presentation of the aircraft is scheduled to take place during the Aviator’s Day and the Brazilian ...
Major Aviator Cristiano de Oliveira Peres, test pilot at the Brazilian Air Force, has completed the milestone of being the first Brazilian pilot to fly the first Brazilian Gripen E. Major Aviator Cristiano de Oliveira Peres, test pilot at the Brazilian Air Force, had his much-deserved reward in the late afternoon ...