This also makes Embraer interesting for me, which is why I remain invested.
With the Saab JAS-39 Gripen E, known as the F-39 in Brazil, the Brazilian air force has a state-of-the-art fighter aircraft in service. For the first time, a South American Gripen E has now shot down a Meteor air-to-air missile. Its range: at least 100 kilometers.
Brazil is fully committed to the Saab Super Gripen - and even builds them itself at Embraer in its own country. This means that the air force of South America's largest country has one of the most modern fighter aircraft types in the world at its disposal. With the integration of the European air-to-air missile Meteor, the Brazilians are now setting the next milestone: for the first time, a Gripen E from Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB) fired the "Fire and Forget" missile in an official test, which can hit targets at a distance of at least 100, unofficially up to 200 kilometers.
According to the FAB, the test launch took place on Thursday, November 27. The Saab Gripen E aircraft involved were launched from Natal Air Base in the far east of the country. The "victim" for the Meteor was a Mirach 100/5 target drone, which "simulated the flight profiles of a fighter jet and performed maneuvers at high speed and altitude to measure the accuracy of the missile", the Brazilian Air Force writes on its website. This created an "extremely challenging scenario" for both the missile and the aircraft.
The MBDA Meteor air-to-air missile
Under the link ⬇️
https://www.flugrevue.de/militaer/brasiliens-super-gripen-feuert-erstmals-meteor-rakete-ab/
Here is the first super-gripen from Brazil
The Brazilian Air Force will receive a total of 36 Saab Gripen of the new top versions Gripen E and F. 15 of these will be built by Embraer in Brazil. Embraer in Brazil under license. These are the first Gripen ever to come to life outside Sweden. But this is only the beginning.
