Four Saab fighters were received by the 1st Air Defense Group at Anápolis Air Force Base, part of an order for 40 aircraft

Ceremony may be the farewell act of the current Air Force Commander, Lieutenant Brigadier Baptista Junior

The Air Force commander stated that Brazil will use financial resources to acquire a new batch of 26 Saab Gripen fighter planes

Air Force Commander also confirmed negotiation with Saab for second batch of fighters

Combat aircraft are part of an order for 36 units of the Gripen E and F variants

However, the new fighter, part of an order for 36 units, will only move to Brazil at the end of 2020. Deliveries will actually start in 2021.

Delivery of the first aircraft to the Brazilian Air Force should take place by the end of 2019

Deliveries to the Brazilian Air Force are scheduled to begin in 2021