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Hungary assembles first of four additional Saab JAS 39C Gripens

Hungary's first of four additional Saab JAS 39C Gripen fighters — from a 2024 order for four C‑model jets — has been completed and publicly photographed by the Hungarian embassy in Stockholm. Saab has assembled the airframe as the Hungarian Air Force awaits delivery of the remaining three.

Discovered 2026-01-16T03:58:10.739588-08:00 | 2026-01-16T03:58:10.739588-08:00

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Marks the start of the delivery phase for Hungary’s 2024 order of four additional JAS 39C Gripens: the first airframe has been assembled and publicly revealed by Hungary’s embassy in Stockholm (delivery sequence now underway).
Confirms Saab is still producing legacy Gripen C airframes even as it fields the newer Gripen E, a production mix that affects Saab’s capacity planning, sustainment and export availability; see Saab production/production‑option context (source:390dfc5a-df1b-4912-a945-a7963c61dbb3) and Sweden’s Gripen E introduction (source:44e09423-c8db-43b3-9910-77d00d2d10fc).
Reinforces regional demand dynamics for Saab combat aircraft and follow‑on sustainment needs as European states expand or modernize fighter fleets (related market pressure and transfer discussions are noted in Sweden‑Ukraine Gripen talks) (source:2cea3841-5f90-4dfd-b4e0-0a1ac52a1872).

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