JAS 39 Gripen

E40347

jet fighter multirole fighter aircraft single‑engine fighter aircraft

The JAS 39 Gripen is a Swedish multirole fighter aircraft known for its agility, advanced avionics, and cost-effective operation in modern air forces.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form	Occurrences
Saab JAS 39 Gripen	8
Gripen	1
Gripen C/D	1
Gripen E/F	1
JAS 39A	1
JAS 39B	1
JAS 39C	1
JAS 39D	1
JAS 39E	1
JAS 39F	1
JAS-39 Gripen (through Czech Air Force coordination)	1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	jet fighter ⓘ multirole fighter aircraft ⓘ single‑engine fighter aircraft ⓘ
armament	27 mm Mauser BK-27 cannon ⓘ air‑to‑air missiles ⓘ air‑to‑surface missiles ⓘ guided bombs ⓘ
avionics	fly‑by‑wire flight control system ⓘ glass cockpit ⓘ pulse‑Doppler radar ⓘ
canOperateFrom	road bases ⓘ short runways ⓘ
combatRadius	approximately 800 km (typical load) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Sweden ⓘ
crew	1 ⓘ
crewVariant	2 (trainer versions) ⓘ
designFeature	canard‑delta wing configuration ⓘ relaxed static stability ⓘ
designGoal	agility ⓘ cost‑effective operation ⓘ short takeoff and landing capability ⓘ
developer	Saab AB ⓘ Swedish Air Force ⓘ
emptyWeight	approximately 6,800 kg ⓘ
engineType	afterburning turbofan ⓘ
exportDesignation	JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gripen C/D JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gripen E/F
firstFlight	1988-12-09 ⓘ
hardpoints	8 ⓘ
height	4.5 m ⓘ
introduced	1996 ⓘ
length	14.1 m ⓘ
manufacturer	Saab AB ⓘ
maximumSpeed	Mach 2 (at altitude) ⓘ
maxTakeoffWeight	approximately 14,000 kg ⓘ
nameMeaning	Jakt, Attack och Spaning 39 ⓘ
nickname	JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gripen
notableFeature	data‑link capability for network‑centric warfare ⓘ high sortie generation rate ⓘ low operating cost compared to contemporaries ⓘ
numberOfEngines	1 ⓘ
operator	Brazilian Air Force ⓘ Czech Air Force ⓘ Hungarian Defence Forces ⓘ surface form: Hungarian Air Force Royal Thai Air Force ⓘ South African Air Force ⓘ Swedish Air Force ⓘ
powerplant	Volvo RM12 turbofan ⓘ
primaryUser	Swedish Air Force ⓘ
range	approximately 3,200 km with drop tanks ⓘ
role	air‑to‑air combat ⓘ air‑to‑ground attack ⓘ close air support ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ training ⓘ
serviceCeiling	approximately 15,240 m ⓘ
status	in service ⓘ
usedIn	Baltic Air Policing ⓘ NATO air policing missions ⓘ
variant	JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JAS 39A JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JAS 39B JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JAS 39C JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JAS 39D JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JAS 39E JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JAS 39F
wingspan	8.4 m ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

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Royal Thai Air Force → aircraftInService → JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saab JAS 39 Gripen

Baltic Air Policing → aircraftUsed → JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ

AMRAAM air-to-air missile → compatibleWith → JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ

subject surface form: AMRAAM

Meteor missile → designedFor → JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ

subject surface form: Meteor

this entity surface form: Saab JAS 39 Gripen

JAS 39 Gripen → exportDesignation → JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gripen C/D

JAS 39 Gripen → exportDesignation → JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gripen E/F

Meteor missile → integratedOn → JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ

subject surface form: Meteor

this entity surface form: Saab JAS 39 Gripen

Taurus KEPD 350 → launchPlatform → JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ

JAS 39 Gripen → nickname → JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gripen

Czech Air Force → operates → JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saab JAS 39 Gripen

Saab AB → product → JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saab JAS 39 Gripen

Saab 37 Viggen → replacedBy → JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saab JAS 39 Gripen

Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon → usedInAircraft → JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ

subject surface form: Mauser BK-27

this entity surface form: Saab JAS 39 Gripen

Meteor → usedOnPlatform → JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saab JAS 39 Gripen

Czech Army → usesEquipment → JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ

this entity surface form: JAS-39 Gripen (through Czech Air Force coordination)

JAS 39 Gripen → variant → JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: JAS 39A

JAS 39 Gripen → variant → JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: JAS 39B

JAS 39 Gripen → variant → JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: JAS 39C

JAS 39 Gripen → variant → JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: JAS 39D

JAS 39 Gripen → variant → JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: JAS 39E

JAS 39 Gripen → variant → JAS 39 Gripen self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: JAS 39F