Re(7): Gripen C 😱 Posted on 22/1/2026 at 08:44:34 PM by Nebio33
Buenas,
to Svenska Dagbladet newspaper the Swedish government paid for 14 Gripen C/D airframes that are unused in order to ensure that the production line at Saab can transition to the Gripen E.
Ten of those are C models while the rest are two-seaters. The government had hoped that the fighters could be exported to overseas customers but the orders never came in.
Replying to Svenska, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) explained that those 14 airframes were included in the Gripen E contract.
These aircraft in fact were ordered to maintain the skills to manufacture fighter aircraft, as the production of Gripens for Sweden’s Air Force and other export customers, such as Thailand, South Africa and the Czech Republic, almost ceased, and a substantial break was looming. The extra Gripens were therefore ordered to keep the assembly line running before the production of JAS-39E.
Los compraron para mantener la capacidad de producción mientras llegaba el E. Al parecer los fuselajes estaban huevos,no llevaban ningun equipo.
No es lo mismo,pero creo que nosotros hicimos algo parecido con los C295,recuerdo que hubo algún "cola blanca" esperando comprador para no parar la linea de montaje.
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