Saab Gripen E/F (Gripen NG)

According to reports from Sweden's radio newsroom, Colombia has committed to buying 24 JAS Gripen from Saab, which are believed to be 22 Gripen E and two Gripen F two-seat combat-ready training planes. Saab is also said to have proposed a technology partnership involving local collaborations with Colombian institutions, promising long-term economic benefits for the country.
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Previously, Colombia had considered buying 16 Rafale jets from France's Dassault Aviation, but a lack of funding halted the project. Saab's Gripen E emerged as a profitable alternative.
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Colombia was crisscrossed by Russian Tu-160 departing Venezuela west bound for example, without being able to intercept any of them (their Kfir couldn't catch any due to their poor reliability).
Venezuela is not just a rhetorical bad boy.

Columbia has also a group of strategic islands in the heart of the Gulf of Mexico that needs reliable aircraft with range over water (tankage and modern engine) to be defended.

The Gripen is a good choice. Especially if they got some kind of favorable trade with Sweden...

And potentially for the Swede, that could well be an unlimited source of (at last!) good coffee for their fika.
 
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Megaprojects put out this video today about the JAS-39:


Sweden's JAS 39 Gripen redefines modern air power. From its groundbreaking design to unmatched versatility, discover how this masterpiece of engineering excels as the ultimate non-stealth fighter jet.
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