Colombia buys 17 caza Saab Gripe E/F

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The Swedish company Saab confirmed the signing of a contract for more than $3.5 billions of dollars for the purchase of 17 Gripen E/F by Colombia. Saab press reference photo

Saab has signed a contract with the Colombian Government and has received an order for 17 Gripen E/F fighter aircraft. The order value is 3.100 million euros and deliveries will be made in 2026-2032.

Colombia bought the Gripen E/F

The contract includes 15 two-seat Gripen E and two Gripen F fighter jets, as well as equipment and weapons, training and associated services.

Saab and the Colombian Government have also signed two compensation agreements today that describe the framework for various military and social projects.. These encompass a comprehensive package of industrial cooperation that will benefit Colombia in areas such as aeronautics., cybersecurity, health, Sustainable energy and water purification technology.

«I am honored that Colombia has chosen the Gripen E/F to enhance its air defense capabilities and delighted to welcome Colombia to the Gripen family.. This marks the beginning of a strong, long-term partnership that will strengthen Colombia's defense and security., "It will benefit its people and boost the nation's power of innovation.", said Michael Johansson, president and CEO of Saab.

More purchase details

According to the renowned account of, The scope of the contract is even greater and exceeds the $4.300 millions of dollars, what includes:

• Infrastructure, training, ammunition, spare parts, etc. The cost of real airplanes represents half of that cost.
• 146 million dollars per plane x 17 airplanes = 2.400 millions of dollars.
• 2.4B for airplanes + 1.9B for ammunition, training, spare parts, infrastructure construction, transfer of technology.

Gripen Features

The Saab Gren E (aka Gripen NG – Next Generation) It is the most advanced version of the Gripen light multirole fighter, developed by the Swedish aerospace company Saab.

It is designed for superior performance, sustainability and low operating costs, combining advanced avionics with an improved airframe.

Avionics and advanced systems

• Radar: Equipped with advanced active electronic scanning radar (AESA – Active Electronically Scanned Array), the Selex ES-05 Raven, providing high situational awareness and long-range detection capability with a wide viewing angle.

• Electronic Warfare: It has a sophisticated electronic warfare and self-protection system. (EW – Electronic Warfare) called Arexis, including digital jamming and deception capabilities.

• Cabin: It has a state-of-the-art glass cabin with a large wide area screen (WAD – Wide Area Display) for intuitive tactical data presentation.

• Architecture: It uses a distributed and flexible avionics architecture that facilitates future upgrades of hardware and software.

Armament and loading capacity

• Canon: An automatic cannon 27 mm Mauser BK-27.

• Anchor Points: 10 External anchor points for a significantly higher payload than its predecessors.

• Ammunition: Can carry a wide range of air-to-air weapons, air-land and air-sea, including:

  • Air-to-Air Missiles: Meteor (BFRAME), IRIS-T, AMRAAM.

  • Air-to-Surface Missiles: Missiles in advance (like the RBS 15F), long range cruise missiles.

  • Bombs: GPS/laser guided bombs (JDAM, Paveway, etc.).

A) Yes, Colombia joins Sweden, Brazil, Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa and Thailand as influenza operators in their different versions.

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