Overview
- Deliveries run from 2026 to 2032, comprising 15 single-seat Gripen E and two dual-seat Gripen F aircraft.
- The package includes weapons, associated equipment, training programs and long-term support services.
- Two offset agreements launch industrial and social initiatives across aeronautics, cybersecurity, public health, sustainable energy and water purification.
- Officials cited lower maintenance needs, high sortie-generation rates and dispersed-operations suitability as Kfir sustainment grew costly after Colombia’s break with Israel.
- The decision rejects U.S. F-16 proposals, makes Colombia the second Gripen operator in South America after Brazil and moves next to base upgrades and pilot training.