{"id":2524532,"date":"2026-06-23T15:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/brazil-first-supersonic-fighter-embraer-gripen-e-f39-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T22:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:41:58","slug":"brazil-first-supersonic-fighter-embraer-gripen-e-f39-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/brazil-first-supersonic-fighter-embraer-gripen-e-f39-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil Builds Its First Supersonic Fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid #0F1720;background:#fff;color:#0F1720;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;line-height:1;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:none;transition:background 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On 25 March 2026, Embraer, Saab and the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/brazilian-air-force\/\">Brazilian Air Force<\/a> (FAB) pulled the covers off the first <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/saab-gripen\">Gripen<\/a> E assembled on Brazilian soil at Embraer's Gavi&atilde;o Peixoto complex in S&atilde;o Paulo state. President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva was there to watch his country cross the threshold into an elite manufacturing club.<\/p>\n<p>The jet wears the Brazilian designation F-39E. And it is not just any milestone aircraft &mdash; it is the first supersonic fighter ever produced in Brazil, full stop.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:16px;color:#222\">Quick Facts<\/p><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;width:100%\"><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Aircraft<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Saab Gripen E (Brazilian F-39E)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Rollout<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">25 March 2026, Embraer Gavi&atilde;o Peixoto<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Milestone<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">First supersonic fighter ever produced in Brazil<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Engine<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">GE Aerospace F414-GE-39E (~22,000 lbf)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Order<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">36 jets (28 single-seat E, 8 twin-seat F)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Operator<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Brazilian Air Force (FAB), An&aacute;polis<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A first for Brazil &mdash; and for Saab<\/h2>\n<p>Until now, every Gripen ever built came out of Saab's home plant in Link&ouml;ping, Sweden. The Gavi&atilde;o Peixoto line changes that. It is the first Gripen production line anywhere outside Sweden, and it puts Brazil among the very few nations &mdash; alongside the United States, Russia, China and a clutch of European partners &mdash; capable of turning out a modern, supersonic, multirole fighter.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/first-brazil-built-gripen-rollout-2026.jpg\" alt=\"First Brazil-built Gripen rollout\" style=\"display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The 25 March 2026 unveiling of the first Brazil-built F-39 Gripen E at Embraer&rsquo;s Gavi&atilde;o Peixoto plant. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert \/ PR via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>The aircraft was unveiled in full FAB war paint inside the main hangar after roughly three years of assembly. It still has to clear functional testing and production flight tests before formal handover, after which it joins the fleet already flying with the 1st Air Defence Group at An&aacute;polis Air Force Base.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LMgvNpXTc40\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;font-style:italic;margin-top:-8px\">Embraer, Saab and the Brazilian Air Force present the first Gripen E produced in Brazil.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>&ldquo;We take great pride in supporting the Brazilian Air Force in this project and in developing, within Brazil, the capability to produce a high-tech supersonic fighter aircraft &mdash; fully capable of executing air superiority missions and contributing to the defense of our territorial sovereignty.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Bosco da Costa Junior<\/strong> &mdash; President &amp; CEO, Embraer Defense &amp; Security<\/div><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Built on a decade of technology transfer<\/h2>\n<p>This rollout is the payoff from a deal signed back in 2014, when Bras&iacute;lia ordered 36 Gripen fighters &mdash; 28 single-seat Gripen E and eight twin-seat Gripen F (the F-39E and F-39F locally). Crucially, the contract was never just about buying jets. It bundled in one of the most far-reaching technology-transfer programmes in modern fighter history: hundreds of Brazilian engineers cycled through Saab's facilities in Sweden, and a domestic supply chain now manufactures structural components.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>&ldquo;The delivery of the first Gripen produced in Brazil represents far more than the completion of an aircraft; it symbolises the strength of a partnership built on trust. Saab remains fully committed to expanding and deepening our presence in Brazil.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Micael Johansson<\/strong> &mdash; President &amp; CEO, Saab<\/div><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What's under the hood<\/h2>\n<p>The Gripen E is Saab's pitch for the most modern fighter in its class: network-centric architecture, deep sensor fusion and the ability to share a tactical picture across an entire formation in real time. Power comes from the GE Aerospace F414-GE-39E &mdash; a roughly 22,000-pound-thrust afterburning turbofan. Earlier this year the FAB signed a fresh support agreement with GE for the engines, locking in the logistics tail behind the fleet.<\/p>\n<p>The jet is no paper milestone, either. Brazil's F-39E fleet reached Full Operational Capability at the end of 2025, and since February 2026 the type has been pulling Quick Reaction Alert duty out of An&aacute;polis, guarding the airspace over the federal capital.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">More to come<\/h2>\n<p>The 36-jet programme runs out toward 2032, and there are already signs Brazil wants more: reports in mid-2026 point to talks over an additional batch of around 20 fighters. Whatever the final number, the headline from Gavi&atilde;o Peixoto is the one that matters &mdash; Brazil now builds supersonic fighters. The plane that proves it is sitting in a hangar in S&atilde;o Paulo, wearing FAB blue.<\/p><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#888;font-style:italic;margin-top:18px\">Sources: Saab press release (25 Mar 2026); The Defense Post; Aerospace Global News; AeroTime; MercoPress.<\/p>\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\n\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\n\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\n<!-- mf-faq -->\n\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}.mf-faq-answer a{color:#5C91FF}<\/style><h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is the Brazilian F-39 Gripen?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The F-39 is Brazil's designation for the Saab Gripen E, a single-engine 4.5-generation multirole fighter. On 25 March 2026 Embraer, Saab and the Brazilian Air Force rolled out the first Gripen E assembled in Brazil at Embraer's Gavi\u00e3o Peixoto plant - the first supersonic fighter ever produced in the country.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Where is the Gripen E built in Brazil?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Brazil's Gripen E aircraft are assembled at Embraer's Gavi\u00e3o Peixoto complex in S\u00e3o Paulo state. It is the first Gripen production line anywhere outside Saab's home plant in Link\u00f6ping, Sweden, established through a technology-transfer deal that lets Brazil build and support its own fighters rather than importing every airframe.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>How many Gripen jets has Brazil ordered?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Brazil ordered 36 Gripen fighters: 28 single-seat F-39E models and 8 twin-seat F-39F models for the Brazilian Air Force, based at An\u00e1polis. The locally assembled rollout in March 2026 marked a major step toward fielding the fleet and building an indigenous <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/chinas-fighter-export-machine-kicks-into-gear\/\">fighter-production capability<\/a> of the kind only a few nations possess.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What engine powers the Gripen E?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The Saab Gripen E is powered by a single General Electric F414-GE-39E afterburning turbofan generating around 22,000 lbf of thrust. 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