The F-16 Block 70/72 and Saab Gripen E are modern, NATO-compatible 4.5th-gen fighters. The Gripen is built for ease of maintenance, extreme climates, and dispersed runways. Countries with F-16s ...

Colombia opts for Sweden's Saab Gripen fighters to replace aging Kfir fleet, but a US engine veto could derail the purchase ...

Colombia signed a letter of intent for the acquisition of the Gripen E, launching the negotiations which would make the country the type’s second South ...

Colombia has selected the Saab Gripen E/F fighter as the South American ... Bogota had also considered the Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70/72 for the requirement. Speaking with Colombian officials ...

The aircraft in the running were Lockheed Martin’s F-16, Dassault’s Rafale and Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen. From 2023, Colombia allocated around US$3.6 billion in its budget for the acquisition ...

Colombia has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Sweden to purchase the Saab JAS 39E/F Gripen, according to a 2 April social ...

The Gripen is widely recognized for its maneuverability ... Designs including the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, the Dassault Mirage 2000, and the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Super Hornet ...

Ukraine has already received American-made F-16 and French Mirages ... the 2% of GDP on defense guideline that NATO set. Sweden's Gripen jets will be deployed in Poland from April along with ...

The RTAF’s decision to obtain 12 Gripen E/Fs, first signalled in August 2024, followed a long campaign between the type and the Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70/72. In addition to the fighters ...