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JAS 39 Gripen

air4.5 Genactive

Manufacturer:Saab ABIntroduced: 1997|Status: active|Origin: Sweden

AIRSPEC // JAS-39-GRIPEN

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$60.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typeaircraft

Categoryair

Country🇸🇪Sweden

ContractorSaab AB

Statusactive

Generation4.5 Generation

Introduced1997

Service StatusActive

Data SourceSaab Aeronautics Gripen Program Brief / Swedish Defence Materiel Administration

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

94/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

65/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length15.2 m

Width8.6 m

Height4.5 m

Weight6,800 kg

Crew1 personnel

Max Speed2,470 km/h

Range3,200 km

Endurance3 hrs

Ceiling16,000 m

Fuel Capacity3,400 L

PowerplantGeneral Electric / Volvo RM12 / F414G turbofan with 98 kN thrust

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

120 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

Mauser BK-27 27mm revolver autocannon120 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

Meteor BVRAAMIRIS-T

GUIDED MISSILES

Meteor BVRAAMIRIS-TRBS-15F anti-ship missileTaurus KEPD 350

BOMBS & GUIDED MUNITIONS

GBU-39 SDBGBU-12 Paveway II

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

Raven ES-05 AESA active radar on swashplate repositioner and Skyward-G IRST(180 km)

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR80% WORKSHARE

Airbus Defence and Space🇸🇪

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇬🇧

Advanced Military Turbofan / TurboshaftVendor: Rolls-Royce DefenceThrust/Power: High-Performance Military Rating

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇩🇪

Integrated AESA Radar SuiteManufacturer: HensoldtArchitecture: AESA Sensor System

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇫🇷

Precision Guided Munitions SuiteVendor: MBDAPayload: Multi-Role Ordinance

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇫🇷

Electro-Optical Targeting & FLIR SuiteVendor: Safran Electronics & Defense

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼

TSMCNode: 12nm Aerospace FinFET

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionnone

CountermeasuresArexis electronic warfare suite with GaN digital jamming modules and BOL dispensers

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioTIDLS tactical data link and Link 16

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$60,000,000

Annual Operating Cost$10,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$5,000

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

4 Operator Nations~167 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇸🇪Sweden	Domestic Operator	94units
🇧🇷Brazil	Export Operator	36units
🇿🇦South Africa	Export Operator	26units
🇹🇭Thailand	Export Operator	11units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

90/100

Mobility

92/100

Protection

78/100

Sensors

93/100

Reliability

95/100

Maintainability

96/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceSaab Aeronautics Gripen Program Brief / Swedish Defence Materiel Administration

Last Verification Date2026-10-07