Brazil, Sweden Discuss Growing Brazilian Gripen Fleet | Aviation Week Network

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Tony Osborne
September 16, 2025

Peter Brauns

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Brazil and Sweden have formally launched discussions on purchasing an increased number of Saab Gripen combat aircraft for the Brazilian air force, a joint declaration between the two countries has revealed. Brazil has ordered 36 JAS-39E/F Gripens as part of its air force’s modernization plans, but…

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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