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Brazil Signals Interest in 20 More Gripen Fighters to Be Built Locally

The declaration could expand Brazil's defence industry through local production, technology transfer, an innovation centre, with price and delivery terms still to be negotiated.

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Primeiro Caça F-39 E Gripen montado no Brasil, no Aeródromo Embraer em Gavião Peixoto.
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Overview

  • Brazil and Sweden signed a joint declaration on Thursday that formally expresses Brazil's willingness to consider buying 20 additional Gripen fighters that Saab and Embraer would manufacture in Brazil.
  • The memorandum commits the two governments to deepen defence cooperation, including transfer of technology, creation of a dedicated innovation and R&D centre, and expanded Embraer–Saab industrial links for maintenance and upgrades.
  • The announcement builds on the 2014 Gripen deal for 36 jets and on the Embraer–Saab production line at Gavião Peixoto where the first aircraft assembled in Brazil was presented in March 2026.
  • Key commercial details remain unresolved: the government has not disclosed price, financing or a delivery schedule, and the Defence Ministry faces fiscal pressure after a roughly R$4.3 billion budget cut.
  • If the purchase goes ahead, Brazil's Gripen fleet would rise to 56 aircraft and the government says the expanded programme could create about 13,000 jobs and strengthen domestic defence capabilities and exports potential.