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12 SAAB ANNUAL REPORT 2011
GRIPEN
12 SAAB ANNUAL REPORT 2011
A YEAR FOCUSED ON GRIPEN
At the start of 2011, the rst six Gripen were delivered from Sweden to
the Royal ai Air Force, as planned. ailand has ordered a further
six Gripen C/D aircra, which are in production.
Last spring, Gripen was involved in a conict situation for the
rst time when the Swedish Air Force joined the NATO-led opera-
tion in Libya.
“We received conrmation that both the aircra and the unit
performed well. We provided what was asked of us without any
damage or losses. For me, this is an armation that practice makes
perfect – with realistic training, we can assist in such actions,” said
Lt Col Anders Segerby, who was Chief of Operations for the unit in
Libya, FL01.
In April, the Indian Ministry of Defence announced that Gripen
would no longer be included in the Indian Multi-Role Combat
Aircra (MMRCA) procurement programme. India remains one of
Saab’s most important markets and we see great business potential
within the aviation, defence and security industries.
In November, the Swiss government announced that it had cho-
sen Gripen as a potential future combat aircra – a clear acknowl-
edgement that Gripen is a world-class and highly cost-eective
combat aircra system. Besides the Gripen system being oered,
the programme also includes a long term industrial cooperation
between Switzerland and Sweden.
Gripen’s successes in 2011 are indicators of the Gripen system’s
world-leading ability to meet the international market’s demands –
in terms of function, quality and cost.
Gripen is operated by the air forces in Sweden, South Africa,
ailand, the Czech Republic and Hungary. e UK’s Empire Test
Pilots’ School (ETPS) uses Gripen for training test pilots from
across the world. Gripen’s development is supported by the Swedish
government and Armed Forces, which has stated that Gripen will
form the backbone of the Swedish Air Force until at least 2040.
Countries that have been oered Gripen are: Brazil, Bulgaria, Den-
mark, the Netherlands, India, Croatia, Switzerland and Romania.
Throughout Saab’s 75-year history, operations have grown from military
aviation into a portfolio of products and solutions for defence and civil
security. These systems can help countries develop their capacity to
meet current and future security threats.