23rd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 8-13 September, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Paper ICAS 2002-1.6.4

GRIPEN FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

G. Sjunnesson
Saab Aerospace, Sweden

Keywords: gripen weapons system, future development

Further development and enhancement of the Gripen Weapon System is a continuous process. An advanced version, JAS39 C/D, will become operational 2004 with a number of important enhancements. For the Gripens to be delivered from 2010 and beyond, and for long-term upgrades of previous delivered a/c, capability enhancements are planned in a number of areas. These will be described together with the rationales behind.

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