Whatever your past the future is Gripen - Saab

the future is gripen
lean and mean
gripen qualifi es as the most reliable true multi-role fi ghter aircraft available
in the world today. Operators can expect fewer failures, less maintenance,
less down-time, and the lowest support costs of any fi ghter in its class.
The persistent pursuit of excellence also
extends to maintainability and testability
where, again, Gripen leads the field. With a
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) of 2.5 man
hours per flying hour, and less than five
maintenance hours per flying hour, Gripen
is easier to maintain and requires fewer
personnel, fewer spares, less ground support
equipment and less downtime than its
competitors. These inherent design
characteristics not only deliver the lowest
initial support package but also ensure the
lowest through life support cost and an
unbeatable price/performance ratio.
The cost estimation relationship model
shown below has been compiled using
aircraft acquisition costs and key support
parameters, such as Mean Time Between
Failures (MTBFs) and Maintenance
Man-Hours per Flying Hour (MMH/FH).
Hard evidence for the Gripen data exists in
the form of data taken from the stringent
evaluation programme run by the Swedish
Armed Forces.
All the data is obtained from public domain
sources such as seminars, internet sites and
contractor briefings. The comparison shows
the competitor data for each cost element as
a percentage of Gripen’s costs. For example,
if a competitors operating and support cost
were twice as much as Gripen, the bar chart
would read 200%.
As Gripen is still only at the beginning of its
life cycle it will witness continuous
improvements for its operating air forces
for up to the next thirty years. Customers
selecting Gripen on the basis of these proven
benefits can look forward to continued
future reductions in the cost of support and
enhancements to the operational capability
of the weapon system.
index
450
relative life cycle cost (lcc)
“suBstantially lower
life cycle costs
than its competitors”
400
350
gripen
new generation single engine
new generation twin engine
a/c investment:
unit fly-away cost.
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
A/C investment
initial provision
package
Maintenance
petrol, Oil
& Lubricants
Initial Provision Package: Cost for initial repair
parts and lifetime investment in spares, special
support equipment, technical data packages, training
equipment and a variety of contractor services
required to provide initial support for the aircraft.
Maintenance: Cost for maintenance, repair,
overhaul and mandatory modifi cations. including
depot level spares replenishment and labour cost.
Petrol, Oil & Lubricants: Cost for fuel,
oil and lubricants.
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