Overview
- The order covers 15 single-seat Gripen E and two dual-seat Gripen F aircraft, with deliveries scheduled from 2026 to 2032.
- The package includes weapons, equipment, training and support services, alongside two offset agreements for cooperation in sectors such as aeronautics, cyber security, health, sustainable energy and water purification.
- Sweden described the sale as one of its largest export deals, with Minister Benjamin Dousa attending the signing ceremony in Cali.
- The Gripens will replace Colombia’s aging Kfir fleet after a competition that also considered Dassault’s Rafale and Lockheed Martin’s F-16.
- Reporting indicates earlier export-control questions over the U.S.-made F414 engine were addressed, as the Air Force transitions planning to basing, training and logistics while joining Brazil as a regional Gripen operator.