Security Politics Challenge Gripen’s Market Foothold, Saab Says

Tony Osborne September 02, 2022
Gripens in flight
The Czech Air Force uses Gripens for NATO air policing, but plans to replace them with Lockheed Martin F-35s when their lease expires.
Credit: Stanislav Petera/Saab
Saab’s Gripen has not had much luck on the international market in recent years. What had been the poster child for a low-cost, high-reliability, NATO-compatible combat aircraft, and the favorite for several key European fighter acquisitions, has failed to secure a new order for nearly a decade...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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