The new generation of the fighter is part of an order for 60 aircraft announced in 2013.

Brigadier Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno hopes that Sweden will acquire the C-390 Millennium airlifter, from Embraer, in return

Meeting between representatives of the Swedish government, Saab and Investor AB with Brazilian President Lula will take place on November 23 and will discuss the order of up to four Millennium jets by the Swedish Air Force and a second batch of Saab fighters for Brazil

The Swedish Defense Minister, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, however, stated that no decision has been made and that the process of selecting a replacement for the C-130 is still in the initial evaluation phase

Brazilian Minister of Defense said in an interview that he will meet his Swedish counterpart during the inauguration of the Saab fighter assembly line at Embraer facilities on May 9

Companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand the partnership in the Gripen and Millennium programs. New fighter development is also on the horizon

Aircraft will be equipped with upgraded engines and new radar and electronic warfare systems

First production aircraft are being completed and should be dispatched in 2022. About 30 of the 106 ordered aircraft are already on the assembly line