The Swedish company Saab announced the start of construction of a new factory in Brazil, on which elements will be manufactured for Gripen fighter, transfers “Warspot” with reference to the portal flightglobal.com.
according to the plans, Plant in the state of Sao Paulo area 5000 quarter. m will start to work in 2020 year with 55 staff (for four years, their number should increase to 200 human). Company SAM will produce six structural components for the Gripen fighter, including the elements of the wing and the fuselage. details, produced SAM, It will be used in the manufacture of Gripen fighter aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force, as well as in the global supply chain of Swedish warplanes.
Ministry of Defense of Brazil chose Gripen to replace the standing armed aircraft Northrop F-5EM and Dassault Mirage 2000C. Brazilian Air Force ordered 36 fighter Gripen E / F (one- and double modification), working volume was about $5,4 billion, the first aircraft to be delivered in 2019 year. Because even in Brazil 2013 He was written off the available armed fighters Dassault Mirage 2000C, military command decided to rent a fighter Gripen C / D in the Swedish Air Force before the start of deliveries of aircraft purchased.
According to official information, 13 Gripen fighters will be produced and assembled in Sweden, yet 8 units go to Brazil piecemeal, and their final assembly will take place the company Embraer Defense and Security (a division of the Brazilian Embraer Aircraft Building Concern). For the production and assembly of more 15 units (8 single and 7 double) It will also meet the concern Embraer. In this Swedish aircraft assembly will be delivered to Brazil 2019 year, the rest - a year later. Complete the delivery of all 36 fighters planned to 2024 year - likely, these dates will not be sustained.
