First Brazilian-Built Gripen E Makes Maiden Flight

The first of 15 Gripen Es to be built at Embraer’s facility in São Paulo, the aircraft is also the first Gripen produced outside Sweden. The first JAS 39 Gripen E – or F-39E, as designated by the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira – FAB) – built in Brazil by Embraer,  flew for the […]