Sweden to receive first Saab JAS 39 Gripen E fighters on Oct. 20, 2025

The Swedish Armed Forces will formally receive their first Saab JAS 39 Gripen E fighters on October 20, 2025, marking the start of the E-variant's operational introduction into Sweden's air-defence force. The delivery completes a major step in the country's multi-year fleet modernisation programme.

Discovered 2025-10-13T05:17:40.819333-07:00 | 2025-10-13T05:17:40.819333-07:00

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  • Delivery on Oct. 20, 2025 marks the start of the Gripen E's operational introduction into Sweden’s air-defence capability, a concrete milestone in a long-running modernisation effort.
  • The handover happens amid growing export momentum for the type: Colombia is set to sign for 18 Gripen E/F (~$1.9B) and Thailand approved a 100 billion baht offset package for a Gripen squadron, underscoring export and sustainment demand (see Colombia deal and Thailand offset).
  • Saab has flagged plans to finalise key Gripen and GlobalEye orders to support 2025 sales growth, highlighting supplier production and sustainment priorities as deliveries ramp (see Saab CEO comment).

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