The Vessel, Which Departed from Sweden, Is Headed to Brazil with the New SAAB Gripen NG from the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) That Will Strengthen National Air Defense
The new Gripen NG from the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) is getting closer to the Brazilian coast. The ship carrying the aircraft is the Elke and left Sweden on the first day of September, with an estimated arrival in Santa Catarina at the port of Navegantes on September 20 at seven in the morning, according to the portal Marine Traffic.
Read Other News
- FPSO Anna Nery That Will Operate in the Marlim Field for Petrobras Will Have Financing of US$ 400 Million
- Paraná Unveils Infrastructure Investment Plan of US$ 760 Million
- Brazilian Telecommunications Industry Discusses Taxes, Regulations
The ship is 138 meters long and is bringing in its cargo hold the military aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force. The fighter is a single-seat model and will have the registration FAB4100 in the FAB.
According to the portal Aeroin, the fighter is being transported by sea due to not yet being certified and lacking a refueling probe, which would hinder the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.
-
China inaugurates a 24 km monster that is a bridge, tunnel, and museum at the same time — and 90,000 cars pass through it every day.
-
Four 24-meter suction sails that generate up to 7 times more lift than traditional sails have been installed on a Maersk oil tanker. The autonomous system can reduce consumption by up to 20% and is already recording savings of up to 5.4 tons of fuel per day at sea, with annual cuts potentially reaching thousands of tons on a single vessel.
-
New J.Macêdo factory receives an investment of R$ 300 million, expands pasta production in the Northeast, creates jobs, and boosts the economy in Ceará.
-
With €90 million from Europe, €100 million in grants, and support from the World Bank, Egypt is accelerating the construction of a national network with a capacity of nearly 3.6 million tons to transform Port Said into a logistics fortress for grains in the Mediterranean, the ambitious National Silos Project.
The saga of the Brazilian Gripen has brought much hope to the FAB in maintaining sovereignty over the airspace and integrating the national territory in light of potential threats from the new global landscape.
With the Gripen NG established, scheduled to occur in 2021, the Brazilian Air Force must defend the 22,000,000 km² of territory with the aim of safeguarding the country’s interests.
Before that happens, as the first Gripen fighter “lands” on Brazilian soil, the FAB’s work will be intense in the complete certification of the device, which will undergo various flight tests in Gavião Peixoto (SP), and in different climates and real combat situations in Brazil, according to the portal DefesaTV.
You can track the exact position of the Elke ship carrying the FAB aircraft on the MarineTraffic website by clicking here.

Seja o primeiro a reagir!