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By selecting Gripen to equip your air force, you are acquiring the most capable cost-effective, new generation, true multi-role !ghter available.

As Gripen was the !rst new generation !ghter in operational service, it delivers the highest sortie generation rates, greatest "exibility of basing and combat lethality superior to any !ghter in its class. The intelligent use of advance technology and where possible, the use of software to provide functionality ensures that Gripen maintains its combat supremacy via planned technology insertion through decades of frontline service.

So whether you intend to complement your existing !ghter "eet or introduce new, fully autonomous units, Gripen will meet or exceed your expectations. Welcome to the future of "exible, integrated and networked combat power.

GRIPEN – NEW GENERATION WITH OVER 100,000 HOURS IN SERVICE

SETTING NEW STANDARDS FOR OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

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National defence is largely dependent on control of air space. Incorporating the latest technology, Gripen is designed to meet both existing and future challenges to that authority. Meeting stringent requirements in terms of fl ight safety, availability, agility, training and life cycle cost, Gripen represents the ultimate in operational e! ciency. In short, Gripen is a supportable front line fi ghter capable of fulfi lling a range of roles, either alone or as part of a wider defence network.

State-of-the-art technology, modern materials, integrated computer systems and advanced aerodynamics have produced a high performance fi ghter with a low life cycle cost. Always at the forefront of innovation, the advances which we are committed to sharing with our partners and customers ensure the long-term future and sustainability of Gripen.

Cost-e" ective, reliable, versatile and with a signifi cant built-in growth potential, Gripenis both fully NATO and globally interoperable.

# e aircra$ is currently in service with and alongside NATO member forces. 204 aircra$ are on order for Sweden, including 28 fully combat-capable two-seater fi ghters. Gripen has also established itself as an export success.

14 Gripens have been delivered to the Czech Republic enabling fulfi lment of its commitment to NATO to police its own sovereign airspace. Another NATO member, Hungary, has also taken delivery of 14 Gripens.

South Africa has contracted 26 Gripen fi ghters (17 single-seater and 9 two-seater variants) to replace its existing front-line fi ghters. Deliveries will commence in 2008. Early in 2008 the # ai Air Force signed a

contract for purchasing six Gripen fi ghters as part of an integrated air defence system solution. Gripen will remain the backbone of the Swedish, Czech, Hungarian, South African and # ai Air Forces for up to the next thirty years.

# e UK Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS) is also operating Gripen as its advanced fast jet platform for test pilots from around the world.

Saab qualifi es as a world leader in the supply of weapon systems. By virtue of our heritage and experience, we can provide the latest defence systems customized to your requirements, regardless of mission area, climate, or theatre of operation.

GRIPEN WAS THE FIRST OF THE NEW GENERATION MULTI-ROLE FIGHTERS TO ENTER OPERATIONAL SERVICE AND HAS TO DATE ACCUMULATED OVER 100,000 FLIGHT HOURS

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FACTS, FORMAT ANDFUNCTIONALITY

Designed to ensure outstanding combat agility, Gripen features a delta-canard con! guration with relaxed aerodynamic stability. The delta wing and canards, along with the digital Fly-By-Wire Flight Control System, give the ! ghter an optimum combination of manoeuvrability, acceleration, top speed and short-! eld performance.

The resulting handling qualities give Gripen the following distinct operational capabilities:

Netcentric Fighter – A truly Network-Centric new generation multi-role ! ghter with the world’s most highly developed secure and multi-frequency data link, providing total situation awareness for the pilot in all roles.

Superior Sensor Fusion – A fully integrated avionic mission system operating on ! ve 1553B digital data bus highways. This provides total sensor fusion resulting in enhanced combat capability guaranteeing precision delivery of smart weapons.

Smart Digital Cockpit – An advanced fully digital cockpit layout with three large colour, Multi-Functional Displays (MFD) and Hands-On-Throttle-And-Stick (HOTAS) provide the pilot with a superior combat advantage. Don’t need, don’t show.

See First - Kill First – A combination of low radar, IR and visual signatures, along with the long range PS05 multimode radar and sensor fusion, including world leading new generation weapon integration, ensure a high kill ratio in long range engagements.

Outstanding Agility – The world’s most agile ! ghter for close combat. A combination of advanced aerodynamic layout utilizing a combined close-coupled canard – delta con! guration and a triplex, digital Fly-By-Wire Flight Control System (FCS) leads to a winning dog-! ght capability.

High Operational Tempo – Gripen’s high operational availability, rapid turnaround and minimal support requirements lead to sustained high sortie rates giving Commanders the ability to meet the most demanding operations with minimum resources.

Affordability – Gripen achieves the lowest operating cost of any ! ghter currently in operational service. This is accomplished by combining advanced system design, high technology, modern components and the highly reliable Volvo RM12 engine.

Future development – Gripen is built to be adaptable to changing threats and operational requirements that a modern air force faces. Gripen has signi! cant growth available and many features are implemented in software. This means that modi! cations are much easier to design and implement. In most cases costly hardware changes can be avoided.

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SOME THINGS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW Gripen is fully interoperable with NATO standard systems and facilities including:

Weapon pylon systems

Ground support equipment

A range of NATO weapons

NATO-compatible identi! cation and communication systems

Gripen also includes:Worldwide environmental clearance

On-Board Oxygen Generation System (OBOGS)

English-language displays and documentation

Colour displays

Integrated Instrument Landing System (ILS)

Identi! cation Friend or Foe (IFF) system

Night Vision Goggle (NVG) compatibility

Fully integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) system

8,000 " ight hours Service Life

Fully integrated functions for:

– FLIR pods

– Twin store carrier

– Optional Air-to-Air refuelling probe installation

Gripen has available:Helmet Mounted Display (HMD)

Reconnaissance pods

Laser Designator Pod (LDP)

Jammer pod

Link 16

The two-seater incorporates the following major modi! cations to the basic single-seat structure:

A 0.65 m extension of the fuselage to accommodate the rear cockpit.

The gun and its installation components have been removed.

A central under-fuselage air intake for the Environmental Control System (ECS) replaces the twin intakes of the single-seat version.

Redesigned avionics and ECS installation, including new access doors.

The two-seater retains the full operational capability of the single-seater and is also available for type conversion, tactical weapons training and more specialized missions.

Not only does the two-seater incorporate many advanced features such as extended armament and electronic capabilities, but also commonality between components and equipment utilized in the single-seater ensuring life cycle costs are minimized. The rear cockpit is also equipped with the same head-down displays and controls as those used in the front cockpit. SINGLE-SEATER,TWO-SEATER;

SAME OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY

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SINGLE-SEATER

TWO-SEATER

SINGLE-SEATER,TWO-SEATER;SAME OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY

Dimensions

Span (incl. launchers) 8.4 mLength (excl. pitot tube) 14.1 mHeight overall 4.5 mWheel track 2.4 mWheel base 5.2 m

Weights

Empty weight 6.8 tonnesInternal fuel >2.0 tonnesTotal load capacity 5.3 tonnesMax take-off weight 14.0 tonnes

Dimensions

Span (incl. launchers) 8.4 mLength (excl. pitot tube) 14.8 mHeight overall 4.5 mWheel track 2.4 mWheel base 5.9 m

Weights

Empty weight 7.1 tonnesInternal fuel >2.0 tonnesTotal load capacity 5.3 tonnesMax take-off weight 14.0 tonnes

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A versatile multi-role capability is the key to defeating the threats of today and tomorrow. Incorporating a state-of-the-art weapon system, Gripen possesses a look-down/shoot-down capability for engaging aircraft, missiles, and even the smallest, low-"ying targets. Gripen is dif!cult to match in any air combat situation.

KNOWING WHERE YOUR FRIENDS AND ENEMIES ARE

Gripen’s superior Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-to-Air combat capability is the result of high performance radar combined with the fighter’s low IR, radar and visual signatures. During an intercept, Gripen can engage multiple targets simultaneously with highly advanced active radar-guided BVR missiles. #e world’s most advanced in-service data link not only provides unique targeting capabilities but also allow the pilot to communicate real-time information with other elements of the defence network whilst remaining undetected by the enemy.

Gripen has outstanding agility and high instantaneous turn rates giving unrivalled performance in close combat situations. A full authority digital ‘Fly-By-Wire’ flight control system enables carefree handling throughout all areas of the flight envelope. #e pilot can concentrate on the mission at hand and be fully confident that the fighter will always respond with maximum e!ciency, performance and safety.

#ese capabilities, when used in conjunction with the optional Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) and new generation Within Visual

Range (WVR) missiles, makes Gripen unbeatable in close combat.

Designed to fulfil an extensive range of operational roles and having an Air-to-Air refuelling probe, Gripen can perform attack missions with self-escorting capability. Equipped with advanced smart weapons, Gripen is able to detect and destroy a wide variety of targets, even at night or in poor weather conditions.

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Information and situation awareness are key factors in having the winning edge. The ability to acquire, retrieve, process, share and display tactical information – such as positional data for hostile and friendly units, missile engagement zones, and information from radar warning receivers – enables Gripen pilots to operate and interact effectively, whilst avoiding exposure to enemy !re.

Gripen is fitted with the Tactical Information Data Link System (TIDLS) and an optional NATO-standard Link 16 data link system, both of which allow secure and high-speed sharing of data with other platforms. Using these data links, one Gripen can relay tactical information and target data to other Gripens, or other friendly fighters operating in the combat zone. #is secure mode of operation permits data to be transferred to and from command and control centres as well as other platforms, such as tankers and Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircra$ and provides a tactical winning edge.

Central to Gripen’s fighting capability, the TIDLS enables the pilot to obtain qualitative data from other Gripens whilst the optional Link 16 provides access to an even greater quantity of information from other Link 16 platforms. #ese data links increase group information and situation awareness, enable tactical surprise and enhance the capability of force interaction. Capable of significantly improving levels of combat e"ectiveness, data links are invaluable tools when controlling the battlefield and give Gripen a flexible and decisive precision attack capability when used alongside the Litening GIII FLIR/LDP targeting pod.

To ease pilot workload and take full advantage of the extensive amount of available information, a very e!cient Human-Machine Interface (HMI) has been designed around the Gripen pilot. A combination of highly integrated system functionality, carefully designed cockpit controls and intuitive displays provide the pilot with an outstanding level of information and situation awareness, vital in combat situations.

AN UNRIVALLED MIX OF SIMPLICITY AND SOPHISTICATION “DON’T NEED – DON’T SHOW”

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MINIMIZING THE LOGISTICS FOOTPRINT

From the outset, Gripen was designed to execute operations not only from small bases such as road strips, but also extremely short or battle-damaged runways. #e ability to deploy swi$ly with minimum resources was a basic requirement of the Swedish Armed Forces when Gripen was first conceived.

#is original capability has since been further enhanced with the incorporation of fully NATO compatible ground servicing connec-tors, utilization of NATO-standard aircra$ fuel and other replenishable consumables, as well as the provision of NATO-standard cross-servicing maintenance documentation.

All these features result in a minimal logistics footprint. For example, all the equipment (inclusive of all GSE and spares) required to support a four-week deployment with ten Gripens would occupy less than half of a C-130 Hercules’ cargo hold. Ideal when operating Gripen in the Expeditionary Role. Turn-Around Minimal personnel required for refuelling

and rearming

Reliability High reliability minimizing time on ground

Testability – BIT Fast, ef!cient and user-friendly fault localization and isolation

Maintainability All major avionic LRUs placed within a readily – Accessibility accessible central bay Maintainability Majority of access panels operate without GSE Minimized Time & placed within easy reach from ground level

Power Supply Autonomus operation through the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)

Maintainability No speci!c support equipment needed for access – Engine to the engine bay, mini-hoist used for removal

Maintenance Maintenance Ground Support System (MGSS) System designed to allow ease of "eet management irrespective of location

Ground Support Minimal mobile and multi purpose Equipment

Mission Support Fully mobile – allowing mission planning, rehearsal, analysis, mission debrie!ng/evaluation and training

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DELIVERING THE HIGHEST OPERATIONAL AVAILABILITYWhile minimum cost is one priority, of equal importance are fighter availability and the support costs throughout the life cycle. So too, is the capacity of the support system to provide the required resources where and when needed. #e advanced mission support system has been conceived to ensure that Gripen can meet and sustain extremely high operational availability requirements. Combined with the multi-role capabilities of the fighter, and its top-class mission e"ectiveness, Gripen’s outstanding availability performance represents a true force multiplier.

Textbook references and theoretical calculations have their place, but in the

final analysis it is practical applications that count. #is is where Gripen excels. An operational turnaround for a typical Air-to-Air mission takes ten minutes for a Gripen using minimal support equipment and only six personnel.

A typical hot engine change takes less than one hour using only a minimum amount of equipment and personnel. Because of the manner in which the Gripen system is configured, no special checks are required following installation.

Applying an on-condition maintenance philosophy, wherever possible, further minimizes scheduled maintenance.

#e chart below shows that Gripen has fewer failures than its competitors. #e Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) for Gripen is 7.6 hours compared to its competitors with a corresponding mean time between failures averaging 4.1 hours. When a fault occurs, it is quickly rectified and the fighter is returned to service with the minimum of delay. A repair takes an average of 2.5 hours on a Gripen as opposed to 4.2 hours Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) on a previous generation aircra$. In short, a Gripen delivers more time in the air than anything else on the market.

GRIPEN

Maintenance 10 Elapsed HoursAirtime 38 Elapsed Hours

Airtime7.6 hrs

Maint.2.5 hrs

Airtime7.6 hrs

Maint.2.5 hrs

Airtime7.6 hrs

Maint.2.5 hrs

Airtime7.6 hrs

Maint.2.5 hrs

Airtime7.6 hrs

PREVIOUS GENERATION AIRCRAFT

Maintenance 23.4 Elapsed HoursAirtime 24.6 Elapsed Hours

Airtime4.1 hrs

Maint.4.2 hrs

Airtime4.1 hrs

Maint.4.2 hrs

Airtime4.1 hrs

Maint.4.2 hrs

Airtime4.1 hrs

Maint.4.2 hrs

Airtime4.1 hrs

Maint.4.2 hrs

Airtime4.1 hrs

48 HOURS

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Not only is Gripen the most reliable true multi-role fi ghter available on the world market today, it also has the lowest through life support costs compared with any other fi ghters in its class. Providing a level of unrivalled fl exibility, the Gripen’s support package is devised to allow the customer to choose the level of support and resulting dependency that they wish to have with the prime contractor. Saab is committed to providing cost-e" ective through life support for its customers. To fulfi l this commitment Saab o" ers a follow-on support contract that includes a range of products and services all of which can be tailored to each customer’s specifi c needs.

The following range of services can be provided:

Spares re-provisioning covering:

Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of components and aircraft

Re-supply of spares for Level 1 maintenance

Extensions to the support services provided in the initial acquisition contract, such as:

Technical publication amendments

Query response

Service bulletins

Field service representatives

Sustained Engineering; securing continued airworthiness of delivered products

HIGH MTBFLOW MTTR MORE TIME IN THE AIR

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# e persistent pursuit of excellence also extends to maintainability and testability where, again, Gripen leads the fi eld. With a Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) of 2.5 man hours per fl ying hour, and less than fi ve maintenance hours per fl ying hour, Gripen is easier to maintain and requires fewer personnel, fewer spares, less ground support equipment and less downtime than its competitors. # ese inherent design characteristics not only deliver the lowest initial support package but also ensure the lowest through life support cost and an unbeatable price/performance ratio.

# e cost estimation relationship model shown below has been compiled using aircra$ acquisition costs and key support parameters, such as Mean Time Between Failures (MTBFs) and Maintenance Man-Hours per Flying Hour (MMH/FH). Hard evidence for the Gripen data exists in the form of data taken from the stringent evaluation programme run by the Swedish Armed Forces.

All the data is obtained from public domain sources such as seminars, internet sites and contractor briefi ngs. # e comparison shows the competitor data for each cost element as

a percentage of Gripen’s costs. For example, if a competitors operating and support cost were twice as much as Gripen, the bar chart would read 200%.

As Gripen is still only at the beginning of its life cycle it will witness continuous improvements for its operating air forces for up to the next thirty years. Customers selecting Gripen on the basis of these proven benefi ts can look forward to continued future reductions in the cost of support and enhancements to the operational capability of the weapon system.

LEAN AND MEANGripen quali! es as the most reliable true multi-role ! ghter aircraft available in the world today. Operators can expect fewer failures, less maintenance, less down-time, and the lowest support costs of any ! ghter in its class.

RELATIVE LIFE CYCLE COST (LCC)

450

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0A/C Investment Initial provision

PackageMaintenance Petrol, Oil

& Lubricants

Index

Gripen

New Generation Single Engine

New Generation Twin Engine

A/C INVESTMENT: UNIT FLY-AWAY COST.

Initial Provision Package: Cost for initial repair parts and lifetime investment in spares, special support equipment, technical data packages, training equipment and a variety of contractor services required to provide initial support for the aircraft.

Maintenance: Cost for maintenance, repair, overhaul and mandatory modi! cations. Including depot level spares replenishment and labour cost.

Petrol, Oil & Lubricants: Cost for fuel, oil and lubricants.

“SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER LIFE CYCLE COSTS THAN ITS COMPETITORS”

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#e highest quality pilot and ground crew training is a pre-requisite if the full potential of a modern fighter aircra$ is to be realized. Training has taken on even greater significance with the advent of true multi-role fighters such as Gripen, enabling personnel to undertake a broader range of activities. #e full potential of the aircra$

and its systems can only be realized if pilots and ground crew are properly trained.

#e Gripen training concept guarantees safe, e!cient and e"ective training. #is is achieved through the use of real aircra$ and synthetic ground-based systems such as simulators, part-task trainers and computer-aided learning tools.

State-of-the art training functions embedded in the fighter, such as aiming and delivery modes of simulated weapons, along with dedicated systems for both tactical planning capability and mission rehearsal and evaluation provide a solid base for high quality pilot training. #e fighter´s on-board digital recording system is used to replay the mission in a ground-based evaluation system designed to assess pilot and system performance. #is can include analysis of weapon delivery results and overall tactical scenarios. Video replay can also be performed in the aircra$ using the colour Multi-Function Display (MFD) system.

In addition to its operational role, the two-seater version of Gripen, with its almost identical cockpits, facilitates e!cient basic type conversion and tactical system training.

#rough extensive use of Built-In-Test (BIT) functions, fault diagnosis is much simpler for the ground crew. Maintenance requirements are also reduced through high reliability and short repair times. Consequently, Gripen’s ground crew training concept is based around the use of multi-skilled personnel as opposed to the traditional single skilled personnel approach.

TRAINING TO MAXIMIZE FIGHTER POTENTIAL

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TRAINING TO MAXIMIZE FIGHTER POTENTIAL

SECURE LONG-TERM ENHANCEMENT

Bene! tting from the use of the latest technologies, systems, aerodynamics and modular avionics architecture, Gripen has been designed with the aim of making future enhancements straightforward and affordable. By virtue of the programmes already put in place by the Swedish customer, the Gripen system is the subject of on-going improvement processes geared to deliver capability, functionality and performance enhancements above and beyond the original speci! cation. As well as operational capability, many of these are aimed at further improvements to supportability.

Recognizing that every customer has unique requirements that evolve and change during the in-service life of the weapons systems, Saab has launched the Gripen Demonstrator programme. Aimed at demonstrating future technologies and capabilities, this programme will complement and further enhance Gripen’s on-going technology insertion programme thereby ensuring it remains at the cutting-edge of fi ghter aircra$ performance and capability well beyond 2040.

It is for this reason that no customers will be locked into any specifi c aircra$ confi guration. # is choice and fl exibility is absolutely critical to the success of Gripen, as export customers will account for a signifi cant percentage of the fi ghter’s total sales.

# is facility is not available when a manufacturer depends on a domestic market for the bulk of aircra$ sales, or in the case of complex multi-national manufacturing programmes.

When it comes to Gripen, export customers can expect a higher level of customization at the time of initial sale and greater infl uence over, and participation in, the future enhancement programmes than any competitor can hope to o" er. For example, a Letter Of Agreement has been signed by Norway and Saab regarding co-operation in development work on the future versions of Gripen.

SECURE LONG-TERM

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GRIPEN – ADVANCED WEAPONS FLEXIBILITY

Feedback from the recent con" icts in the Balkans, Afghanistan and

Iraq has con! rmed that operational requirements are changing.

Users of airborne platforms have also recognized this trend and are

themselves imposing appropriate demands on equipment and

systems suppliers. Users no longer want a speci! c aircraft for each

operational role. They require a multi-role platform that is capable of

undertaking all roles (Air-to-Air, Air-to-Ground, maritime strike and

reconnaissance).

Gripen has been developed to meet a wide range of operational

requirements which include a variety of missions. The multi-role

capability of Gripen and its ability to change roles in the air at the press

of a button results in a unique swing-role, multi-mission " exibility.

To ful! ll the various missions that Gripen could be asked to undertake,

the ! ghter has a variety of stores integrated and freedom of choice

when it comes to the nationality of the weapons supplier.

The customer has the choice to match Gripen together with stores

from the United States of America, Europe and other regions of the

world, or from indigenous suppliers.

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MULTI-ROLE CAPABILITY

Pylon station 1 2 3 4 5 3 2 1

Air-to-Air IR

Missiles

Air-to-Air Radar

Missiles

Air-to-Surface

Missiles

Smart Bombs

Anti-ship Missiles

Bombs

Stand-off weapons

ECM Pod

Recce Pods

FLIR/LDP Pod

AACMI Pod

Fuel Tanks

27 mm Gun

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The graphical representations herein are artistic impressions based on the latest available information within the Public Domain and should not be taken as establishing any commitments on the part of Gripen International.

EHUD/FPR(ACCMI Pod)

METEOR(Air-to-Air RR Missile)

AIM-120 AMRAAM(Air-to-Air RR Missile)

Mk80 Series(General Purpose Bombs)

R-DARTER(Air-to-Air RR missile)

AIM-9 SIDEWINDER (Air-to-Air IR Missile)

FUEL DROP TANK

LITENING GIIIFLIR/LDP Pod

MRPS(Reconnaissance Pod)

RECCELITE(Reconnaissance Pod)

TAURUS KEPD 350(Stand-off Weapon)

DERBY(Air-to-Air RR Missile)

PYTHON 4/5(Air-to-Air IR Missile)

AIM-132 ASRAAM(Air-to-Air IR Missile)

SPICE(Smart Bomb)

Paveway IIIGBU-22/-24(Smart Bomb)

Paveway IIGBU-10/-12/-16(Smart Bomb)

LIZARD II/ III(Smart Bomb)

A-DARTER(Air-to-Air IR Missile)

IRIS-T(Air-to-Air IR Missile)

AIM-9X SIDEWINDER (Air-to-Air IR Missile)

SDB GBU39/B(Smart Bomb)

RBS15(Anti-Ship Missile)

AGM-154 JSOW(Stand-off Weapon)

VICON 18/72C(Reconnaissance Pod)

BRIMSTONE(Air-to-Surface Missile)

JDAM/JDAM-ER GBU-31/-32/-38(Smart Bomb)

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EHUD/FPR(ACCMI Pod)

METEOR(Air-to-Air RR Missile)

AIM-120 AMRAAM(Air-to-Air RR Missile)

Mk80 Series(General Purpose Bombs)

R-DARTER(Air-to-Air RR missile)

AIM-9 SIDEWINDER (Air-to-Air IR Missile)

FUEL DROP TANK

LITENING GIIIFLIR/LDP Pod

MRPS(Reconnaissance Pod)

RECCELITE(Reconnaissance Pod)

TAURUS KEPD 350(Stand-off Weapon)

DERBY(Air-to-Air RR Missile)

PYTHON 4/5(Air-to-Air IR Missile)

AIM-132 ASRAAM(Air-to-Air IR Missile)

SPICE(Smart Bomb)

Paveway IIIGBU-22/-24(Smart Bomb)

Paveway IIGBU-10/-12/-16(Smart Bomb)

LIZARD II/ III(Smart Bomb)

A-DARTER(Air-to-Air IR Missile)

IRIS-T(Air-to-Air IR Missile)

AIM-9X SIDEWINDER (Air-to-Air IR Missile)

SDB GBU39/B(Smart Bomb)

RBS15(Anti-Ship Missile)

AGM-154 JSOW(Stand-off Weapon)

VICON 18/72C(Reconnaissance Pod)

BRIMSTONE(Air-to-Surface Missile)

JDAM/JDAM-ER GBU-31/-32/-38(Smart Bomb)

AGM-65 Maverick(Air-to-Surface Missile)

BOQ-X300(ECM Pod)

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1. Gripen C Cockpit 2. Pitot tube 3. Vortex generating strakes 4. Glass-!bre radome 5. Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) Antenna 6. Ericsson PS-05 multi-mode radar 7. Cockpit front pressure bulkhead 8. Yaw vane (Under forward fuselage and out of view) 9. Lower Ultra High Frequency (UHF) antenna (Under forward fuselage and out of view) 10. Incidence vane 11. Formation lighting strip 12. Rudder pedals 13. Windscreen 14. Wide angle Head Up Display (HUD) 15. Cockpit canopy, hinged to port 16. Canopy breaker Miniature Detonating Cord (MDC) 17. Starboard air intake 18. Martin-Baker Mk10L zero-zero ejection seat 19. Cockpit rear pressure bulkhead 20. Engine throttle lever 21. Port side console panel 22. Cockpit section composite skin panelling 23. Nose wheel door with integral taxying light 24. Retraction actuator 25. Twin-wheel nose undercarriage 26. Hydraulic steering jacks 27. 27 mm gun 28. Port air intake 29. Boundary layer splitter plate 30. Air conditioning system heat exchanger intake duct 31. Avionics equipment compartment, access via nose wheel bay 32. Retractable, telescopic "ight refuelling probe 33. Cockpit rear avionics shelf 34. Starboard canard foreplane 35. Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna 36. Fuselage strake, port and starboard 37. Heat exchanger and exhaust ducts 38. Environmental control system equipment for cabin pressurisation and equipment cooling 39. Self sealing fuel tank between intake ducts 40. Canard foreplane hydraulic actuator 41. Refuelling probe hinged door 42. Foreplane hinge mounting trunion 43. Port intake ducting 44. Temperature probe 45. Port navigation light 46. Gun ammunition door 47. Circuit breaker access panel 48. Formation lighting strips 49. Port canard foreplane carbon-!bre composite structure

50. Centre-fuselage aluminium alloy frame structure 51. Aluminium alloy skin panelling 52. Dorsal Very High Frequency (VHF) antenna 53. Optional TACtical Air Navigation (TACAN) antenna 54. Dorsal spine fairing 55. Central fuselage integral fuel tank 56. Port hydraulic reservoir, dual system 57. Wing attachment fuselage main frames 58. Engine compressor intake 59. Identi!cation Friend or Foe (IFF) antenna 60. Wing attachment carbon-!bre composite cover panel 61. Starboard wing integral fuel tank 62. Fuel system piping 63. Leading edge dog-tooth 64. Starboard leading edge two-segment manoeuvring "ap 65. Wing tip launcher and Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) antennas 66. Starboard rear position light 67. Starboard outboard elevon 68. Starboard inboard elevon 69. Overwing elevon actuator housing 70. Bleed air spill duct 71. Formation lighting strips 72. Automatic "ight control system equipment 73. Fin root attachment joints 74. Rudder hydraulic actuator 75. Carbon-!bre skin panelling with honeycomb substrate 76. Flight control system dynamic pressure sensor 77. Radar warning antenna 78. Fincap UHF/VHF antenna 79. Integrated Landing System (ILS) antenna 80. Strobe light / anti collision beacon 81. Carbon-!bre composite rudder 82. Variable area afterburner nozzle 83. Nozzle control actuator (3) 84. Port airbrake panel, closed 85. Airbrake hydraulic jack 86. Afterburner ducting 87. VolvoAero Corp RM12 afterburning turbofan engine

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88. Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) 89. Ventral airframe-mounted accessory equipment gearbox 90. Titanium wing root attachment !ttings 91. Port wing integral fuel tank 92. Multi-spar wing panel primary structure 93. Inboard elevon hydraulic actuator 94. Port inboard elevon 95. Elevon carbon-!bre skin panelling with honeycomb substrate 96. Port outboard elevon 97. Rear quadrant radar warning antenna 98. Wing tip missile launch rail 99. Port forward quadrant radar warning antenna 100. Leading edge manoeuvring "ap, outboard segment 101. Wing panel carbon-!bre skin panelling 102. Port wing outboard NATO store compatible pylon

103. Starboard wing outboard NATO store compatible pylon 104. Port mainwheel 105. Leading edge manoeuvring "ap, inboard segment 106. Leading edge "ap-powered hinge actuator 107. Landing light 108. Main undercarriage leg strut 109. Hydraulic retraction jack 110. Leading edge operating torque shaft from central drive motor 111. Mainwheel leg drag/breaker strut 112. Fixed inboard leading edge segment 113. Mainwheel door, closed after cycling of undercarriage 114. Port wing inboard “wet” NATO store compatible pylon 115. Starboard wing inboard “wet” NATO store compatible pylon

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