Whatever your past the future is Gripen - Saab

the future is gripen
Delivering the highest
operational availability
While minimum cost is one priority, of
equal importance are fighter availability
and the support costs throughout the life
cycle. So too, is the capacity of the support
system to provide the required resources
where and when needed. The advanced
mission support system has been conceived
to ensure that Gripen can meet and sustain
extremely high operational availability
requirements. Combined with the multirole
capabilities of the fighter, and its
top-class mission effectiveness, Gripen’s
outstanding availability performance
represents a true force multiplier.
Textbook references and theoretical
calculations have their place, but in the
final analysis it is practical applications
that count. This is where Gripen excels.
An operational turnaround for a typical
Air-to-Air mission takes ten minutes for a
Gripen using minimal support equipment
and only six personnel.
A typical hot engine change takes less than
one hour using only a minimum amount
of equipment and personnel. Because of
the manner in which the Gripen system is
configured, no special checks are required
following installation.
Applying an on-condition maintenance
philosophy, wherever possible, further
minimizes scheduled maintenance.
The chart below shows that Gripen has fewer
failures than its competitors. The Mean
Time Between Failures (MTBF) for Gripen
is 7.6 hours compared to its competitors
with a corresponding mean time between
failures averaging 4.1 hours. When a fault
occurs, it is quickly rectified and the fighter
is returned to service with the minimum of
delay. A repair takes an average of 2.5 hours
on a Gripen as opposed to 4.2 hours Mean
Time To Repair (MTTR) on a previous
generation aircraft. In short, a Gripen
delivers more time in the air than anything
else on the market.
48 Hours
Gripen
Airtime
7.6 hrs
Maint.
2.5 hrs
Airtime
7.6 hrs
Maint.
2.5 hrs
Airtime
7.6 hrs
Maint.
2.5 hrs
Airtime
7.6 hrs
Maint.
2.5 hrs
Airtime
7.6 hrs
Airtime 38 Elapsed Hours
Maintenance 10 Elapsed Hours
Previous Generation Aircraft
Airtime
4.1 hrs
Maint.
4.2 hrs
Airtime
4.1 hrs
Maint.
4.2 hrs
Airtime
4.1 hrs
Maint.
4.2 hrs
Airtime
4.1 hrs
Maint.
4.2 hrs
Airtime
4.1 hrs
Maint.
4.2 hrs
Airtime
4.1 hrs
Airtime 24.6 Elapsed Hours
Maintenance 23.4 Elapsed Hours
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