Victor Barreira - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
20 July 2017
The Brazilian Navy has assigned an official to the
Brazilian Air Force’s Coordinating Committee of the Combat Aircraft Program to
monitor the air force’s procurement of 36 Saab F-39 Gripen fighter jets, the
navy told Jane’s on 18 July. The move underscores the service’s interest in
buying a maritime Gripen.
Saab Aeronautics’ efforts to develop the naval version of
the jet, the Gripen M (Maritime) are also being closely watched by the navy.
The service is looking to potentially replace its fleet
of AF-1/AF-1A (A-4KU/TA-4KU Skyhawk) fighters, of which nine single-seat AF-1s
and three twin-seat AF-1As are being modernised by Embraer to the AF-1B and
AF-1C standard, respectively.
Source: janes.com
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