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20 December 2023

The 巴西ian 空气 Force receives another Gripen E.

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The fighter jet, with registration FAB 4107, landed at Anápolis 空气 Base (BAAN) on Friday morning, 12月15日.

Manufactured by Saab, the aircraft arrived in 巴西 on December 11 via the Port of Navegantes, 圣卡塔琳娜州. After preparations at the airport in the same city, including the assembly of separated systems like the ejection seat, the plane undergoes ground tests before being 读y for flight.

The aircraft departed from Navegantes for a 1.5-hour journey to Anápolis 空气 Base, piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Aviator Abdon de Rezende Vasconcelos, a test pilot from the 巴西ian 空气 Force's Research and Flight Testing Institute (IPEV).

The 1st 空气 Defense Group at Anápolis 空气 Base, operating Gripen fighters, now has seven aircraft, including the 4100 test aircraft conducting trials from the Gripen Flight Test Center at Embraer in Gavião Peixoto (SP) since 2020

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