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They do not have enough.
They do not have enough.
I thought they agreed to send them some Gripens several months ago.They do not have enough.
There are older variants, and they export them too and are transitioning to a stealth version. From what I can see they might have enough for 2 or 3 squadrons, if the Czechs switch to F16s or F35s or upgrade to the stealth version. Able to operate from roadways and low maintenance costs are in its favor. Now that Sweden is part of NATO, Russia is fucked and they have no land border with them, their defense needs, and equipment access have changed.They do not have enough.
So they only have 98?There are older variants, and they export them too and are transitioning to a stealth version. From what I can see they might have enough for 2 or 3 squadrons, if the Czechs switch to F16s or F35s or upgrade to the stealth version. Able to operate from roadways and low maintenance costs are in its favor. Now that Sweden is part of NATO, Russia is fucked and they have no land border with them, their defense needs, and equipment access have changed.
Index of the 204 Gripen delivered to Sweden[180]
- 98 Gripens operative C/D-version aircraft.
- 32 Gripens disassembled or destroyed. JAS 39D required two 39A hulls to build.
- 28 Gripens leased to the Czech Republic and Hungary.
- 24 Gripens in hangar storage awaiting decommission.
- 12 Gripens sold to Thailand.
- 4 Gripens returned to Saab to be used as test aircraft.
- 4 Gripens lost in accidents.
- 2 Gripens donated to Flygvapenmuseum in Sweden and Royal Thai Air Force Museum in Thailand.
I was thinking about the ones the Czech's have and the 24 they have in storage that might be replaced by new variants, and Norway might help foot the costs since they are rolling in cash!So they only have 98?
According to World Air Forces 2023 index Sweden operates 71 Gripen C single-seat and 23 Gripen D twin-seat fighters. In 2013 the country ordered 60 Gripen Es, the latest variants of the aircraft.
Sweden to upgrade its entire Gripen fleet - AeroTime
Swedish government signed a contract with Saab to upgrade the fleet of Gripen C/D fighter jets.www.aerotime.aero
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the maintenance and provision of resources for development and operational support of the Swedish Air Force’s (SwAF’s) Gripen fighters, the company announced on 30 June 2023.
The total value of the order is SEK 345 M (EUR 29.31 M).
The order from the FMV mainly comprises operations relating to rigs, simulators, and test aircraft for verification and validation of the Gripen fighter aircraft system in its C/D and E iterations, but also covers operational support of the SwAF’s Gripen C/D fleet.
The SwAF has 71 Saab Gripen C fighters and 23 Gripen D fighter/conversion trainers of 75 and 25 respectively delivered from 2004. Deliveries of the first of 60 serial-production Gripen Es, meanwhile, began in November 2021.
In April 2022 the FMV announced that all of the SwAF’s Gripen C/Ds would be upgraded to keep them operationally relevant until 2035. Forty Gripen C/Ds are to be retained by the SwAF once the Gripen Es have entered service, for a total fleet of 100 Gripens.
Saab Receives Order for Gripen Development and Operational Support
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the maintenance and provision of resources for development and operational support of the Swedish Air Force’s (SwAF’s) Gripen fighters.euro-sd.com
As for the fighters, Defense Express reminds that as of 2022, Sweden had 96 active JAS 39C/D Gripen multirole fighters. Besides, we should also recall an order on manufacture of 60 more jets of the modernized JAS 39E version placed back in January 2013. The first jet of this type was received in December 2019, the order will be fulfilled by 2027.
Gripen for Ukraine: Sweden Reveals How Many "Spare" Aircraft It Has | Defense Express
Sweden is one of the potential candidates to give its fighters to Ukraine but it says to currently have a "serious obstacle" in the way of providing the jets for the Ukrainian Air Forceen.defence-ua.com
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if that's the starlink link, it works.....just saw it
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