UK based Gripen?

[jasonT1981]

Watching the RIAT 2008 DVD (Show that never was) During the Gripen display they talked about the UK owning a SAAB JAS 39D Gripen, I believe it was the Empire Test Pilot School they mentioned.

Does the UK still have it? Does it still fly?

[Dan213]

https://saabgroup.com/media/news-press/ ... -training/

Aircraft are based in Sweden and QinetiQ buys flying hours from Saab

[boff180]

Yup based in Sweden.

There was a D model painted up with an ETPS tail, I don’t know if it still is though.

[jasonT1981]

Thanks, I thought it was based here by the way they were talking lol.