Whatever your past the future is Gripen - Saab

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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 10
the future is gripen Not only is Gripen the most reliable true multi-role fighter available on the world market today, it also has the lowest through life support costs compared with any other fighters in its class. Providing a level of unrivalled flexibility, the Gripen’s support package is devised to allow the customer to choose the level of support and resulting dependency that they wish to have with the prime contractor. Saab is committed to providing cost-effective through life support for its customers. To fulfil this commitment Saab offers a follow-on support contract that includes a range of products and services all of which can be tailored to each customer’s specific needs. high mtBf low mttr more time in the air The following range of services can be provided: spares re-provisioning covering: • Maintenance, repair and Overhaul (MrO) of components and aircraft • re-supply of spares for Level 1 maintenance extensions to the support services provided in the initial acquisition contract, such as: • technical publication amendments • Query response • service bulletins • field service representatives • sustained engineering; securing continued airworthiness of delivered products 11
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