Meteor Firing Confirms Brazilian Air Force Gripen Capability

Cockpit view of pilot in Saab F-39E Gripen firing missile
Credit: Brazilian Air Force
The Brazilian Air Force demonstrated for the first time last week that its Saab F-39E Gripen fighters can fire MBDA Meteor missiles. While the Swedish Air Force had already cleared its own version of the next-generation Gripen, the BVR-X Technical Exercise (EXTEC) in Natal, Brazil, marked a...
Steve Trimble

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

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