Brazil Seeks Four More F-39 Gripens In First Batch

Gripen
Any Colombia deal would lean on the Brazilian supply chain established with Embraer as part of the Gripen program in that country.
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Brazil announced plans to buy four more Saab Gripen F-39 fighters on April 22, raising the quantity in the initial batch of the single-engine aircraft to 40. President Jair Bolsonaro has authorized the military to modify the eight-year-old procurement contract to add the extra aircraft, Lieutenant...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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