GRIPEN

When logic is part of the equation

Gideon Singer - Technical Director Gripen Export, Saab Aeronautics International Fighter Conference November 2012

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THE GRIPEN WORLD

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OPERATORS
Gripen C/D

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OPERATORS
Gripen C/D
Swedish Air Force Czech Air Force Hungarian Air Force South African Air Force Royal Thai Air Force Empire Test Pilot School

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Survivability: EWS 39 (3 Internal Jammers)

Fully Digital Cockpit Three 6x 8MFCD NVD HMD

Gripen C/D
Retractable AAR Probe

PS-05, Multi Mode COBRA - HMD

Litening GIII

AIM-9 IRIS-T A-Darter AIM-120 METEOR

ROVER III

GBU 12 GBU 16 GBU 10 GBU 49 Mk 82 Mk 83 Mk 84 AGM-65 (G,H,K)

Recce Pods RecceLite DJRP MRPS (SPK 39)

Link 16 TIDLS

RBS-15 SDB

Convoy Escort

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FLIGHT HOUR COST

According to Janes
35,000

*TheEurofighter costgivenbyUKParliamentappears
tocoverfuelusageonlyperhour

31,000 31,000
30,000 Difference ofUSN Projected B/C model costby 2029

Cost(2012USD)

Includes:
O and D level support Spares & consumables Fuel, oils and lubricants

Cost(2012USD)

25,000

20,000

21,000
RAAFF35A estimated costover 30year operational serviceat 200hours peryear peraircraft

18,000 18,000
Janes estimated Eurofighter suppliesand scheduled maintenance cost*

16,500 16,500 11,000 11,000 7,700 7,700 4,700 4,700

Rafale Rafale 18E/F FF18E/F 16 FF16 Gripen Gripen

15,000

10,000

8,200
5,000

Source:

35 FF35

Eurofighter* Eurofighter

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OUR VISION
Market share
To supply more than 300 Gripen fighter aircraft to the export market within ten years, representing around 10% of the accessible market

Gripen NG
To establish Gripen NG as the leading single engine multirole fighter on the world market

Sea Gripen
To launch Sea Gripen in a Joint Development Programme for selected market segments

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GRIPEN
Development path

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TRADITION vs INNOVATION

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TRADITION vs INNOVATION

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TRADITION vs INNOVATION

CAPABILITY GAP HIGH UPGRADE COSTS

CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT CUSTOMER SHARED COSTS

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OPERATIONAL EFFECT VS. COST

BREAKING THE COST TREND

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OPERATIONAL EFFECT VS. COST

BREAKING THE COST TREND

EARLY DESIGN REQUIREMENT

Cost Of Equal Priority As Operational And Technical Design Goals

EXTENSIVE USE OF COTS PRODUCTS DESIGN ONCE CONCEPT MODERN DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM

Substantially Reduced Time, Personnel And Equipment Needed For Fault Localization High Reliability, Availability & Maintainability

OPTIMIZED SUPPORT CONCEPT

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GRIPEN NG
Basic data
Length: Wingspan: Weapon stations: Dry thrust: Max thrust: Payload: Max takeoff weight: Super cruise: G-limit: Ferry range: Landing distance: Combat turnaround: Engine replacement: Flight hour cost: 14.9 m 8.6 m 10 > 64 kN > 98 kN 7200 kg 16500 kg > M 1.2 -3G / +9G > 2200 nm < 500 m < 10 min < 1 hour < $ 5000

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Aircraft: Mission:

Gripen NG Combat Air Patrol

Air base: Radius of action: Time on station: Saab Proprietary Information

Farnborough 500 nm > 2 hours

Aircraft: Mission:

Gripen NG Interdiction

Air base: Radius of action:

Farnborough > 850 nm

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TECHNICAL SCOPE
Performance

Phase 1 Phase2

New engine F414G

Communication
SATCOM

MAW
MAW (Missile Approach Warner)

New radar Increased payload

AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array)

Extended range
New landing gear Increased internal fuel

New pylon stations Larger drop tank (450 US Gal)

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ES-05 RAVEN
200 degrees field of view

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AVIONICS DEMO RIG

Proving new avionics core
Criticality separation

Rapid upgrades for tactical functions Modeling all new functions, Automatic S/W coding Partnership friendly Customer plug-ins Extensive growth potential Low cost Obsolescence mitigations

115V 28V
RS-485 / ARINC-429 Emergency Mode

HDD

HDD

HDD

Simulated HUD (PC)

DTU
FLIR/LDP

New development methods and tools

GECU FCS FADEC AECU
Ethernet Switch

UCP Video Processing Module

Ethernet Switch

Mass Memory Unit (PC)

TAP IFF Radar

Commercial ASL

Digitizer (TBD) Electronic Warfare Unit LCP FPU/RAU FTU/FAU WTU

Modularization

APECU OBOGS Anti-g Simulated CSMU (PC) B-ECU ADC-1

RS-422

Commercial ASL

28V 28V
1553B HS 1|2|3|4 1553B HS 1|2|3|4 1553B

HS

1|2|3|4 1553B

HS

1|2|3|4 1553B

TMC-1

TMC-2

Digitizer (TBD) AMU

GTA ACP

28V

FMC-1 AIU

FMC-2 Tactical Mission Computer (TMC) V/UHF1 V/UHF2 BOY SMU

1553B

Computer Capacity COTS

Flight Management Computer (FMC)

Discrete Input/Output

ADC-2 INS, GPS ILS, VOR DME SSR

RS-422

Cockpit indicators Cockpit switches (including HOTAS)

WAP
Avionics System LAN 1 (ASL) Avionics System LAN 2 (ASL) Commercial Ethernet Bus 1 Bus 2 Bus 3 Bus 4 1553B Network

Pylon 1L

Pylon 2L BOY

Pylon 3L

Pylon 5L Gun

Pylon 4

Pylon 5R

Pylon 3R

Pylon 2R

Pylon 1R

BOY

RALT

Analog video Digital video Serial Link Discrete I/O

Flight Critical Flight safety Mission Critical

The RIG Demonstration phased showed that all today available functionality in the Gripen core avionics could be ran on 10% of the new processor capacity

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MULTIPLIED ABILITY
By parallel growth

WISCOM

WIDESCREEN

CONOPS

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WISCOM
War in all frequencies
Complex analysis Holistic approach Total system solution Flexible antenna pool Silent combat entry Beamed data links

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WIDESCREEN
Details and overview

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WIDESCREEN
Details and overview
3D situation image Flexible camera angles Touch control Optimized for easy access WISCOM adapted Decision support tools

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CONOPS
Concept of operations

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AIR-TO-AIR
WISCOM adapted BVR combat
Silent swarm ingress IRST and passive AESA Random AESA emissions Beamed data links Long range Meteor missiles

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MARITIME STRIKE
With self protection
Gripen NG can:

Strike hard at enemy landing force Thereby protect from invasion by sea Coordinate launches from multiple directions Saturate missile defences of enemy fleet

4 x Gripen NG, each carrying:

2 x RBS15F-ER 2 x Meteor 2 x IRIS-T

READY FOR AIR COMBAT IN ANY MISSION

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BUT WAIT!

There is more

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METEOR TESTING
Leading shooter worldwide
Why?

Because Gripen is designed to be updated!

Now even better due to

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SPLIT AVIONICS
Opens vast possibilities

FLIGHT CRITICAL

TACTICAL

Changes in tactical avionics do not affect flight critical systems

This leads us to

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USER APPLICATIONS
Similar to smartphones
Advanced decision support Each user can make them Users can share Continuous updates Real game changer

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MULTIPLIED ABILITY
User applications added

WISCOM

WIDESCREEN

CONOPS

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CONCLUSION
All these things together
WISCOM Widescreen CONOPS User applications Make Gripen NG: THE SMART FIGHTER

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THE NEW REALITY

Budget constraints

Focus on low life cycle cost Need of low training and currency costs Affordable upgrades mandatory to cope with future needs

Interoperability
NATO and national armed branches Maintaining agile fighter data-link

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THE NEW REALITY

Uncertain threats

Low scale conflicts for long periods need for extended flight hours ISR at a low cost UAS becoming expensive New detection systems require a more balanced low signature

Independence
Flexibility with several weapon providers Limitations posed by super-power providers Real technology transfer

Ageing fighter fleet

High operating costs High accident rates Low pilot and ground crew motivation

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GRIPEN
When logic is part of the equation

The smart fighter Full weapon flexibility Proven technology transfer

Low life cycle cost Designed to be upgraded NATO interoperable

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