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The Gripen system will be the backbone of the Swedish Air Force for more than the next 30 years and my Government is commited to continued additional development of the system.
Mr. Sten Tolgfors, Minister for Defence
Swedish government have during 2010 put Gripen related orders on Saab for a value of more than 3 000 MSEK
Continuous support of Gripens operational capacity. Development of avionics system. For upgrade and further development of the reconnaissance system. System maintenance of Gripen. Development of the existing Gripen fleet (MS20).
GRIPEN DEVELOPMENT
Gripen NG Demonstrator
Gripen C/D
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
System FOC
acquisition
MLU
time
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2-3 year cycle
System FOC
acquisition
time
Max Range: > 2200 Nm Landing Distance: < 500 m Combat TurnAround: < 10 min Engine replacement: < 1 hour Cost per flight hour < $ 4000
REACH
REACH
INCREASE INTERNAL FUEL New and moved main gear Old main gear bay 900 kg extra fuel
NEW 450 Gallons EXTERNAL TANK Optimized for minimized drag Super Sonic drop tanks
REACH (cont.)
Gripen NG unrefuelled Combat Radius Gripen NG unrefuelled Combat Radius 700 nm (1300 km) + 30 min CAP 700 nm (1300 km) + 30 min CAP 4 x RR 4 x RR 2 x IR 2 x IR Internal + External Fuel Internal + External Fuel
Gripen NG unrefuelled Ferry Range Gripen NG unrefuelled Ferry Range 2200 nm (4000 km) 2200 nm (4000 km) Internal + External Fuel Internal + External Fuel
REACH (cont.)
RETRACTABLE TELESCOPIC PROBE Minimized drag Minimized RCS AIR TO AIR REFUELLING C -130 Hercules KC -135 Airbus 310 MRTT KDC-10 Boeing 707 BUDDY - BUDDY REFUELLING
ACCESS
ACCESS
ADVANCED REAR SEAT Sensor Sharing Electronic Attack Air Battle Management UCAV Lead
SENSOR SHARING
SUPERIOR SELF PROTECTION Missile Approach- / Laser Warning System Towed Decoy Enhanced ESM
CBRN PROTECTION
AWARENESS
AWARENESS
ES 05 RAVEN q partnership 2nd Generation AESA Swash Plate A-A, A-G and ECM Modes
Gripen RAVEN ES-05 LATEST GENERATION AESA RADAR FOR THE GRIPEN NG
SG.E.10.01
A collaborative venture
Collaboration between SELEX Galileo, Radar & Advanced Targeting, and Saab, EDS and Aeronautics Heads of Agreement signed in March 2009 Business agreement May 2010 Close cooperation built on overall radar experience, AESA experience and Gripen architecture Doing Different things driving efficiency, timescales and costs
SG.E.10.01
ES-05 Raven
Wide field of regard system optimised for multi-role/swing role operations Comprehensive mode suite for both A/A and A/G including interleaved operation
Builds on established technology High availability and reliability Clear route map to future capability
Clear route map to future capability
SG.E.10.01
Progress
Raven 1000P (Raven ES-05 prototype) flew on Gripen NG within 12 months from go ahead Preliminary Design Review Complete Indian Air Force & FMV/SwAF Evaluation
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SG.E.10.01
AWARENESS
NETCENTRIC World leader in data links Fully integrated
Revolutionary fighter link Sensor sharing Sensor fusion Understand the battle before take off
Example: SATCOM LINK 16 FIGHTER LINK (TIDLS) DIGITAL CAS LINK (VMF)
FIRE POWER
AGM-65 Maverick (Air-to-Surface Missile) BRIMSTONE (Air-to-Surface Missile) DJRP (Recce Pod)
Paveway II GBU-10/-12/-16 (Smart Bomb) RBS15 (Anti Ship missile) Paveway IV GBU 49(Smart Bomb) LITENING GIII FLIR/LDP Pod
EHUD/FPR (AACMI Pod) SPICE (Smart Bomb) MRPS (Recce pod) DWS 39 (Stand off weapon) TAURUS KEPT 350 (Stand off weapon)
SEA GRIPEN
SEA GRIPEN
THE NAVALISED GRIPEN
Typical runway (45 x 2400m) Gripen needs 9 x 600m Swedish Road base (17 x 800m)
REQUIREMENTS
ROAD BASE LANDING REQ. CARRIER LANDING REQ.
Gripen capabilities
(Today ~125-160 kn)
Low landing speed (<150 Kn) High pitch & roll rate authority High precision glide slope control High precision landing capability High sink rate clearance High ground steering authority High wheel brake capacity Assisted brake system Arrester hook Strengthened airframe
(Today 15 fts)
(ABS on every wheel) Tilted canards Emergency Tail Hook (NG customer req.) Due to new gear installation
POSSIBILITIES
FLIGHT TESTS
Phase 1
Speed
Mach 1,6+
Super cruise Mach 1,2+ Load factor Max Angle of Attack External stores Max Medium and Heavy
Phase 2
First flight 27 October 2009 73 flights performed (total of >175 flights) Flight tests of the MAW system, AESA radar, Sat. Com. and increased internal fuel successfully completed In country evaluation in India successfully completed
Kechkemet, Hungary
Athens, Greece
Hurgada, Egypt Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Jamnagar, India Musquat, Oman Landing/refueling and overnight stay Landing for refueling