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GRIPPERFORMAN
Technicalbrochure,GripenNG,English,ver.1,June2014
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CONTENTS
GRIPEN ORIGINS 3
ONGOING DEVELOPMENT 4
MULTI ROLE CAPABILITIES 5
INTEROPERABILITY 11
LOGISTICS 12
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE VERSIONS 13
FACTS
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ONGOINGDEVELOPMENT
In service for over fifteen years, Gripen is
the pinnacle of more than 75 years of
Saab aircraft design and development
experience. The latest NG version is an
evolution of the aircraft, building on its
strengths and adding further capabilities.
Gripen NG offers a range o options,
enabling users to select a bespoke aircraf
rather than a set system. Gripen E or
example, is the single-seat airrame
configuration that has been selected
by Sweden.
Te C/D versions o Gripen are the
current generation o fighter. In service
around the world, they are consistently
being upgraded and are thereore
always ready or modern missions.
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INFORMATIONSUPPORT
Knowledge is everything in combat and knowing more
than the enemy is vital to mission success.
o achieve inormation superiority,
fighter pilots need to be able to identiy
enemy assets and share intelligence
and assets with wingmen, as well as be
able to have it presented to them in a
clear way. At the same time they need
to stop the enemy rom acquiring the
same type o inormation.
Gripen NGs sensor suite identifies
the enemy using a number o active
and passive methods while retaining
a relatively small radar and inrared
signature. Te onboard electronic
warare systems can also jam enemy
sensors and approaching missiles,
while the aircrafs relatively small size
makes it difficult to detect visually.
RANGE AND MAN
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WEAPON SYSTEMS
Gripen NG has weapons for all types of mission, from guided glide bombs
for precision engagement with low collateral damage, to long-range and agile
air-to-air missiles and heavy anti-ship armaments. Additionally, the aircraft
has an inherent precision s trike and stand-off capability.
Te single-seat Gripen NG is equipped
with a 27 mm Mauser BK27 gun. Tis
can be used in air-to-surace attacks
against land and sea targets and is
suitable or air policing missions.
Gripen NG can also carry pods and
sensors or reconnaissance and special
missions. Tese include Litening,
Reccelite, DJRP and MRPS pods.
It is one o the easiest aircraf o its
kind to add new weapons to. Tis makes
it a avourite among weapons companies
as they can quickly and easily use Gripen
or development. For example, it was
selected or testing the Meteor missile.
Tis benefits users, as new armaments
are available to them more quickly
compared to other aircraf.
PYLON STATION
AIR-TO-AIR IR MISSILES
MULTIROLE CAPABILITY
1 2 3 4 5R 5C 5L 3 2 1
12 3
45R 5C 5L
3 2 1
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NET-CENTRICCAPABILITIES
BATTLEFIELDNETWORK
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LOGISTICS
Gripen was originally designed for flexible deployment with a small logistical
footprint. This was due to the Swedish Air Forces policy during the cold war to
operate out of a number of dispersed bases across the country. This made it vital
to keep staff resources, support systems and spares to a minimum. As a result of
this, Gripen was designed to operate from runways only 800x16 metres in length.
This means it can land on a regular highway, which further improves its logistical
flexibility. This capability has been carried over to Gripen NG.
AVAILABILITY
High availability is vital or small air
orces. Tese organisations rely on aircraf
that offer a long Mean ime Between
Failure (MBF) and short Mean ime
o Repair (MR). Gripen NG has been
designed with this in mind. For example,
the entire engine can be exchanged and
tested in the field in less than an hour.
Tese properties, together with low
maintenance requirements per flight
hour, give the aircraf higher availability
than its competitors. Gripen NG has also
been designed or minimal turnaround
time. For example, an air-to-air combat
set up takes only 10 minutes to perorm,
including reuelling and rearming.
MODULARITY
Gripen NGs modular design greatly
enhances its ability to adapt. Using
off-the-shelf products and integratin
them in an open architecture make
the aircraft development process v
flexible. It also enables distributed
development of Gripen NG in
customer nations as part of industr
cooperation and technology
transfer packages.
LOGISTICAL FLEXIBILITY
TYPICALRUNWAY 45mx 2,400m
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COSTEFFICIENCY
An aircrafts lifecycle cost includes everything from
initial acquisition spend through to operational
expenses across its entire lifetime. Gripen NG has a
very low lifecycle cost compared to its competitors.
The graph to the right shows an independent study
on costs relating to next generation fighter systems.
It shows flight hour costs for Gripen C/D and was
conducted by IHS Janes, based on open sources.
Gripen NG has been further improved to continue
this trend of reducing flight hour costs.
WE SELECT THE BEST SUPPLIERS
Saab constantly scans the market to
ensure that its customers gain value rom
the Gripen NG supply chain. For every
system category, we seek to buy the best
materials or the best possible price.
LEAN MODEL-BASED
DEVELOPMENT
Gripen NG is designed and
COST CONSCIOUSNESS FROM THE START
From the very beginning, cost has been
a pivotal design parameter or Gripen.
Tis is also true or Gripen NG. Troughout
design and construction Saab has ensured that
the aircraf is easy to service and repair even
outdoors, by conscript soldiers with minimum
resources. Our engineers are asked to maximize
perormance at a set cost. Tis way, Saab avoids
expensive solutions that may not add as much
to perormance as their cost would suggest.
Cost is also a design parameter in the sense
BREAKING THE COST CURVE
OPERATIONAL EFFECT
FLIGHT HOUR COST
$31,000
$18,000
$16,500
$11,000
$7,700
$4,700
F-35
EUROFIGHTER
RAFALE
F-18E/F
F-16
GRIPENINCLUDES
O&D LEVEL SUPPORT
SPARES AND CONSUMABLES
FUEL, OILS AND LUBRICANTS
Source: IHS Janes
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GRIPEN USERSAROUND THE WORLD
GRIPEN NGWEAPONS AND PODS
Saabs opportunities on the world
market have been solidified and
expanded, following the order from
Sweden for Gripen E. This has b een
further bolstered by Brazils decision
to select Gripen NG for negotiations.
Tese events have pushed Gripen to the
oreront o the global fighter market and
mean that we are a leading player, with
increasing interest in all regions rom the
Americas to Asia.
Withdeence budgetstightening, affordability
becomesan evermoreimportantactorin
CustomerNations selectionprocess.
Te fighter is now recognised and accepted
as the logical solution, capable o ulfilling
almost any nations need or a true
multi-role fighter.
With moderate operational and
maintenance costs that no other aircraf
even comes close to matching, Gripen
is unique and increasingly popular. In
addition, its development programme
will enable industrial cooperation and
technology transer to each customer
countrys industry. Tat is why we
call it the smart fighter.
ALSO SELECTED BY:
GRIPEN USERSSWEDISHAIR FORCE
HUNGARIANAIR FORCE
SOUTHAFRICANAIR FORCE
BRAZIL
CZECHAIR FORCE
ETPSUK
ROYALTHAIAIR FORCE
IRIS-T(Air-to-AirIR Missile)
A-DARTER(Air-to-AirIR Missile)
AIM-9XSIDEWINDER(Air-to-AirBVRMissile)
MRPS(ReconnaissancePod)
LITENINGGIV/GIII(argetingPod)
SNIPER
(argetingPod)
RECCELITE(ReconnaissancePod)
DJRP(ReconnaissancePod)
JDAM(SmartBomb)
PAVEWAYIIIGBU-22/-24(SmartBomb)
GBU-49(SmartBomb)
SPICE 1000(SmartBomb)
AIM-120 AMRAAM(Air-to-AirBVRMissile)
PYTHON 4/5(Air-to-AirIR Missile)
DERBY(Air-to-AirBVRMissile)
EHUD/FPR(AACMIPod)
PAVEWAYIIGBU-10/-12/-16(SmartBomb)
FUELDROP TANK
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The graphical representationherin isan artistic imprrssionbased uponthe latest informationavailab le withinthe Public Domain, andshouldnotbe takenas establishing any commitmentsonthe part ofSaabAB
1 Nose pitot tube
2 Radome
3 Selex ES Actively Electronically
Scanned Array (AESA) radar
4 Infrared Search and Track (IRST)
5 Windscreen
6 Wide angle Head-Up Display (HUD)
7 Cockpit canopy
8 Ejection seat
9 Fuselage pylon
10 Retractable air-to-air
refueling probe
11Nose landing gear
12Air inlet
13 Navigation light
1427 mm Mauser gun
15Canard
16 VHF antenna
17 Integrated fuel tank
18Fuselage pylons
19Fuselage pylons
20Fuselage pylons
21Main landing gear
22 Under-wing pylons
23Under-wing pylons
24Leading edge flap
25Structure
26Wing-tip station
27Outboard elevon
28Inboard elevon
29 APU
30Air brake
31 GE Aviation F414G engine
32Rudder
33 VHF/UHF antenna
34Fin pod
35ILS antenna
36Fin pitot tube