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Multirole fighter
Saab JAS 39 Gripen is a multirole fighter originating in Sweden. It was built by Saab AB. Reported operators include Swedish Air Force Brazilian Air Force South African Air Force Hungarian Air Force.
Saab JAS 39 Gripen
Tuomo Salonen / SIM Finnish Aviation Museum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedMultirole fighter
Sweden
Saab AB
Industrigruppen JAS , FMV
In service
Swedish Air Force Brazilian Air Force South African Air Force Hungarian Air Force
~300 (2023)
1987–present
9 June 1996
9 December 1988
1 JAS 39C / 2 JAS 39D
14.9 m (48 ft 11 in) JAS 39C
8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
30 m 2 (320 sq ft)
6,800 kg (14,991 lb)
14,000 kg (30,865 lb)
3,000 L (790 US gal) (2340 kg) (internal); 3,500 L (920 US gal) (2730 kg) (external)
5,300 kg (11,700 lb)
1 × Volvo RM12 afterburning turbofan engine, 54 kN (12,000 lbf) thrust dry, 80.5 kN (18,100 lbf) with afterburner
Mach 2 (2,100 km/h; 1,300 mph; 1,100 kn) at 15 240 m (50,000 ft) Mach 1.2 (1,470 km/h; 913 mph; 794 kn) at sea level
800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
3,200 km (2,000 mi, 1,700 nmi)
15,240 m (50,000 ft)
1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon with 120 rounds (single-seat models only)
8 (two hardpoints under fuselage, two under each wing, and one on each wing tip, with one of these for FLIR/ECM/LD/Recon pod) with a capacity of 5,300 kg (11,700 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: 6 × IRIS-T (Rb.98) or AIM-9 Sidewinder (Rb.74) or A-Darter 4 × MBDA Meteor (Rb.101), AIM-120 AMRAAM (Rb.99) 4 × AGM-65 Maverick 2 × RBS-15 F anti-ship missile Bombs: 4 × GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb 8 × Mark 82 bombs 16 × GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb Other: 1 × ALQ-TLS electronic countermeasures (ECM) pod 1 × Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod BriteCloud Expendable Active Decoys (EADs)
254 m/s (50,000 ft/min)
+9/−3 (+12 if needed)
283 kg/m 2 (58 lb/sq ft)
0.97
400 m (1,312 ft)
500 m (1,640 ft)
6 × IRIS-T (Rb.98) or AIM-9 Sidewinder (Rb.74) or A-Darter 4 × MBDA Meteor (Rb.101), AIM-120 AMRAAM (Rb.99) 4 × AGM-65 Maverick 2 × RBS-15 F anti-ship missile
4 × GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb 8 × Mark 82 bombs 16 × GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb
1 × ALQ-TLS electronic countermeasures (ECM) pod 1 × Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod BriteCloud Expendable Active Decoys (EADs)
Mach 1.25
>2 hours typical air-to-air config combat air patrol >1 hour at 926 km (500 nmi) radius of action 0.5 hours at 1300 km combat radius carrying 6 AAMs (4 RR + 2 IR) and external tank
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.9 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Saab JAS 39 Gripen equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BrazilReported count for JAS 39 Gripen · F-39E F-39F. Service scope: Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 13. Origin: Sweden Brazil. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. Cited source 2026-05-03; Cited source 2026-03-25. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for JAS 39 Gripen · F-39E F-39F. Service scope: Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 13. Origin: Sweden Brazil. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. Cited source 2026-05-03; Cited source 2026-03-25. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Colombia
CzechiaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Combat aircraft", 2 rows summed. The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
HungaryDated directory active-fleet estimate for Gripen C; Gripen D, grouped under Saab JAS 39 Gripen. Only the explicitly listed service/role Active cells are included. Ordered, stored and upgrade aircraft are excluded. This is the directory coverage of these source types, not a national total, complete owned-fleet census or readiness count.
South AfricaReported count for Saab JAS-39 Gripen. Service scope: aircraft of the South African Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 25. Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. Cited source 2025-03-27. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
SwedenReported count for JAS 39 Gripen · JAS 39C. Service scope: Swedish Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 71. Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
ThailandReported count for Saab JAS 39 Gripen. Service scope: Royal Thai Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): total: 11 (+4). Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Swedish Air Force Brazilian Air Force South African Air Force Hungarian Air Force
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for Saab JAS 39 Gripen · JAS 39C / Saab JAS 39 Gripen · JAS 39D. Service scope: Aircraft; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 12 / in service: 2. Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Saab JAS-39 Gripen. Service scope: aircraft of the South African Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 25. Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. Cited source 2025-03-27. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for JAS 39 Gripen. Service scope: Swedish Air Force; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 71 / quantity: 23. Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for JAS 39 Gripen · JAS 39E. Service scope: Swedish Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: ordered; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: +58. Origin: Sweden. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.