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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 fighter available.

As Gripen was the first new generation fighter in operational service, it delivers the highest sortie generation rates, greatest flexibility of basing and combat lethality superior to any fighter in its class. The intelligent use of advanced 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 fighter fleet or introduce new, fully autonomous units, Gripen will meet or exceed your expectations. Welcome to the future of flexible, integrated and networked combat power.

GRIPEN – A NEW GENERATION FIGHTER

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 flight safety, availability, agility,

training and life cycle cost, Gripen represents

the ultimate in operational efficiency. In short,

Gripen is a supportable front line fighter

capable of fulfilling 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 fighter 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-effective, reliable, versatile and with

a significant built-in growth potential, Gripen

is both fully NATO and globally interoperable.

The aircraft is currently in service with and

alongside NATO member forces. 204 aircraft

are on order for Sweden, including 28 fully

combat-capable two-seater fighters.

Gripen has also established itself as an

export success.

14 Gripens have been delivered to the Czech

Republic enabling fulfilment of its commitment

to NATO to police its own sovereign airspace.

Another NATO member, Hungary, has also

taken delivery of 14 Gripens.

Outside Europe, South Africa is using 26

Gripen fighters (17 single-seater and 9 two-

seater variants). All deliveries was completed

2012. The Royal Thai Air Force has purchased

12 Gripen fighters, in two batches as part of

an integrated air defence system solution and

intends to buy more Gripen aircraft.

Gripen will remain the backbone of the

Swedish, Czech, Hungarian, South African

and Thai Air Forces for up to the next thirty

years. During 2013 the Swedish armed forces

ordered 60 new Gripen E and the Swiss

parliament authorised a procurement of

22 new Gripen E fighter in a Swedish-Swiss

Government-to-Government deal.

The UK Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS) is

also operating Gripen as its advanced fast jet

platform for test pilots from around the world.

Saab qualifies 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 200,000 FLIGHT HOURS

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FACTS, FORMAT ANDFUNCTIONALITY

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

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

NETCENTRIC FIGHTER – A truly Network-Centric new

generation multi-role fighter 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 five 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 fighter for

close combat. A combination of advanced aerodynamic layout

utilizing a combined close-coupled canard – delta configuration

and a triplex, digital Fly-By-Wire Flight Control System (FCS) leads

to a winning dog-fight 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 fighter 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 significant growth available and

many features are implemented in software. This means that

modifications 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 identification 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)

• Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system

• Night Vision Goggle (NVG) compatibility

• Fully integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) system

• 8,000 flight hours Service Life / 30 Years

• 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 modifications 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.

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SINGLE-SEATER

TWO-SEATER

SINGLE-SEATER,TWO-SEATER;SAME OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY

Dimensions

Span (incl. launchers) 8.4 m Length (excl. pitot tube) 14.1 m Height overall 4.5 m Wheel track 2.4 m Wheel base 5.2 m

Weights

Empty weight 6.8 tonnes Internal fuel >2.0 tonnes Total load capacity 5.3 tonnes Max take-off weight 14.0 tonnes

Dimensions

Span (incl. launchers) 8.4 m Length (excl. pitot tube) 14.8 m Height overall 4.5 m Wheel track 2.4 m Wheel base 5.9 m

Weights

Empty weight 7.1 tonnes Internal fuel >2.0 tonnes Total load capacity 5.3 tonnes Max 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-flying targets. Gripen is difficult to match in any air combat situation.

TO KNOW IS TO WIN

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.

The 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.

The pilot can concentrate on the mission at

hand and be fully confident that the fighter

will always respond with maximum

efficiency, performance and safety.

These 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 fire.

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. This 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) aircraft 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. These 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 effectiveness,

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 efficient

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.

The ability to deploy swiftly with minimum

resources was a basic requirement of the

Swedish Armed Forces when Gripen was

first conceived.

This original capability has since been further

enhanced with the incorporation of fully

NATO compatible ground servicing connectors,

utilization of NATO-standard aircraft 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, efficient 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 specific 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 fleet management irrespective of location

Ground Support Minimal mobile and multi purpose Equipment

Mission Support Fully mobile – allowing mission planning, rehearsal, analysis, mission debriefing/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. The 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

effectiveness, 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. This 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.

The chart below shows that Gripen has fewer

failures than its competitors. The Mean Time

Between Failures (MTBF) for Gripen is 7.6

hours com-pared 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

aircraft. 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 fighter available on the world

market today, it also has the lowest through

life support costs compared with any other

fighters in its class. Providing a level of

unrivalled flexibility, 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-effective through life support

for its customers. To fulfil this commitment

Saab offers a follow-on support contract that

includes a range of products and services all

of which can be tailored to each customer’s

specific 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 MTBF

LOW MTTR

MORE TIME IN THE AIR

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The persistent pursuit of excellence also

extends to maintainability and testability

where, again, Gripen leads the field.

With a Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) of 2.5

man hours per flying hour, and less than

5 maintenance hours per flying hour, Gripen is

easier to maintain and requires fewer personnel,

fewer spares, less ground support equipment

and less downtime than its competitors.

These 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.

The cost estimation relationship model shown

below has been compiled using aircraft

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 briefings. The 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 benefits 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 qualifies as the most reliable true multi-role fighter aircraft available in the world today. Operators can expect fewer failures, less maintenance, less down-time, and the lowest support costs of any fighter in its class.

RELATIVE LIFE CYCLE COST (LCC)

450

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0A/C Investment Initial provision

Package Maintenance 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 modifications. 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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The highest quality pilot and ground crew

training is a pre-requisite if the full potential

of a modern fighter aircraft 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. The full potential

of the aircraft and its systems can only be

realized if pilots and ground crew are properly

trained.

The Gripen training concept guarantees safe,

efficient and effective training. This is achieved

through the use of real aircraft 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.

The 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.

This can include analysis of weapon delivery

results and overall tactical scenarios. Video

replay can also be performed in the aircraft

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 efficient basic

type conversion and tactical system training.

Through 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

Benefitting 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 specification. 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 in 2008. Aimed at demonstrating

future technologies and capabilities, this

programme lead to further enhance Gripen’s

on-going technology insertion programme

thereby ensuring it remains at the cutting-

edge of fighter aircraft performance and

capability well beyond 2040. The end result

is the Gripen NG. This type introduces AESA

radar, new stronger engine, more internal fuel

and more stores carrying capability/range.

These enhancements will also be available

for upgrading Gripen C and it is for this

reason that no customers will be locked into

any specific aircraft configuration. This choice

and flexibility is absolutely critical to the

success of Gripen, as export customers will

account for a significant percentage of the

fighter’s total sales.

This facility is not available when a

manufacturer depends on a domestic market

for the bulk of aircraft 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

influence over, and participation in, the

future enhancement programmes than any

competitor can hope to offer. During 2013

Brazil down selected Gripen NG as the new

fighter for their FX-2 program.

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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

G

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GRIPEN – ADVANCED WEAPONS FLEXIBILITY

Feedback from the recent conflicts in the Balkans, Afghanistan and

Iraq has confirmed 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 specific 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 flexibility.

To fulfill the various missions that Gripen could be asked to undertake,

the fighter 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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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 Saab AB.

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)

DJRP(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-fibre radome 5. Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) Antenna 6. 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 flight 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-fibre 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. Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) antenna 60. Wing attachment carbon-fibre 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 flap 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 flight control system equipment 73. Fin root attachment joints 74. Rudder hydraulic actuator 75. Carbon-fibre 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-fibre 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 fittings 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-fibre 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 flap, outboard segment 101. Wing panel carbon-fibre 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 flap, inboard segment 106. Leading edge flap-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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