Gripen offered to Greece

It is official. Gripen International from Athens Plaza officially announced that it is going to offer the JAS-39 Gripen to the Hellenic Air Force.

I just wonder: Is it going to be the “Super Gripen” or the existing one with the RM12? I hope they will offer the EJ200 powered Gripen.

I received this answer from EuroJet Turbo GmbH:

Dear Mr. Ioannidis,

Thank you for your e-mail.

Saab has years ago already investigated the technical and operational
feasibility for re-engineering JAS 39 Gripen with the EJ200 engine.
Both Saab and EUROJET Turbo GmbH concluded that a re-engineering only
shall be considered if there is a customer demand available. From a
technical point of view, the EJ200 engine would fit into the engine bay
of JAS39 Gripen with minor changes applied to the interface connections.
The commercial feasibility of re-engineering JAS39 Gripen would be
supported, if required, by individual business case calculations.

The Thrust vectoring nozzle is offered as an optional item for any of
the EJ200 engine standards.

I hope this answer can help.

Yours sincerely,
Katarina Elbogen

Katarina Elbogen
Executive PR and Political Affairs
EUROJET Turbo GmbH
Lilienthalstr. 2b
85339 Hallbergmoos
E-Mail: [email]k.elbogen@eurojet.de[/email]