Saab signs contract for support and maintenance services for JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter aircraft

Saab signs contract for support and maintenance services for JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter aircraft

(IN BRIEF) Swedish defence company Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration for support and maintenance services for the JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter aircraft. The order is valued at SEK 308m ($35.3m) and includes development, studies, and testing for rear maintenance of the aircraft, development of a packaging concept, studies on how Gripen C/D and Gripen E can effectively coexist, and the avionics computers. Additionally, two additional services with a total value of approximately SEK 220m have been ordered, which include the integration of the target designator pod LDP15 on the aircraft and related support systems and maintenance equipment. The work is being carried out at Saab in Linköping and Arboga.

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 13-Apr-2023 — /EuropaWire/ —The order includes development, studies, and testing regarding rear maintenance of JAS 39 Gripen C/D, development of a packaging concept, and studies on how, from a maintenance perspective, Gripen C/D and Gripen E can effectively coexist in the fleets. The order also includes avionics computers.

The order is a call-off of an option within the framework of a previous agreement with FMV relating to ensuring the continued operation of and capability-enhancing measures for JAS 39 Gripen C/D, an agreement that was communicated on 16 December 2022.

In 2023, two additional services were ordered with a total value of approximately SEK 220 million. These services include the integration of the target designator pod LDP15 (Laser Guided Pod) on JAS 39 Gripen C/D as well as the procurement of related support systems and maintenance equipment.

The work, which is already underway, is being carried out at Saab in Linköping and Arboga.

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