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Embraer and Saab unveil Brazil's first locally assembled F-39E Gripen

Embraer and Saab on 25 March unveiled Brazil's first locally assembled F-39E Gripen — a single-seat F-39E (registration 4109) completed at Embraer's Gavião Peixoto plant. The aircraft is the first supersonic fighter built in Brazil and Latin America under the Embraer–Saab industrial partnership.

Discovered 2026-03-25T05:38:32.876170-07:00 | 2026-03-25T05:38:32.876170-07:00

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  • Marks the first supersonic fighter assembled on Brazilian (and Latin American) soil, formalising Embraer’s domestic final-assembly and sustainment role under the Gripen programme ([source:d95d73f8-a914-48e1-9fca-60dd583a7893]).
  • Confirms the local-production pathway into service after Brazil’s Gripen fleet has reached Full Operational Capability, linking assembly to operational readiness ([source:808735f6-43ab-4c46-a136-6542ed470bbc]).
  • Underscores Saab’s industrial-partnership model as a core export and technology-transfer proposition used to win international work and local industry involvement ([source:bf9b6941-6b6c-4b6e-9a28-973dad45eba0]).

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