Swedish Gripen C/Ds Could Serve Until Late 2030s

Credit: Gripen C: Saab
Sweden is proposing strengthening its air force by retaining older model Gripen C/D fighters well into the 2030s. Rather than replacing the JAS 39C/D model aircraft with the new Gripen E, currently under development, the two aircraft would operate alongside each other until the introduction of a new...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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