Saab has been awarded a contract for support and maintenance of the Swedish Armed Forces’ JAS 39 Gripen multi-role combat aircraft fleet through 2014.
Awarded by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), the SEK174m ($26.6m) contract comprises support and maintenance operations, including delivery of technical documents and ground equipment to ensure the aircraft’s continued operation in Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary and Thailand.
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The contract is an option under the framework of a previously signed contract with FMV in June 2012 for performance-based support and maintenance of Gripen, and brings the total value of options exercised to date to SEK795m ($121.3m)
Commenting on the contract, Saab Support and Services business area head Lars-Erik Wige said, "This order is fundamental for efficient and accessible operations with the Gripen system in the current year."
The 2012 contract includes options for additional orders up to a maximum value of SEK1.36bn ($207m) until December 2016.
Work under the contract is scheduled to take place at the company’s facilities in Linköping, Arboga, Järfälla, Gothenburg and Östersund, Sweden.
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By GlobalDataPowered by a single Volvo-Flygmotor RM12 engine, the JAS 39 Gripen is a lightweight, multirole fighter aircraft designed to conduct a wide range of air-to-air, air-to-surface and reconnaissance missions.
The aircraft first entered into operational service with the Swedish Air Force in 1997, which currently operates a fleet of 180 Gripens for reconnaissance operations.
Image: A Swedish Air Force’s JAS 39 Gripen aircraft in flight. Photo: courtesy of MatthiasKabel.
