| Role | Multirole fighter |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Saab AB/Saab Group |
| First flight | 9 December 1988 |
| Introduction | 1 November 1997 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Swedish Air Force South African Air Force Czech Air Force Hungarian Air Force |
| Produced | 1987–present |
| Number built | 235[1] |
| Unit cost | US$ 40–60 million |
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 (2 for JAS 39D)
- Payload: 5,300 kg (11,700 lb)
- Length: 14.1 m (46 ft 3 in); two-seater: 14.8 m (48 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
- Height: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 30.0 m² (323 ft²)
- Empty weight: 6,800 kg[190] (12,600 lb)
- Loaded weight: 8,500 kg (18,700 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 14,000 kg (31,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Volvo Aero RM12 afterburning turbofan
- Dry thrust: 54 kN (12,100 lbf)
- Thrust with afterburner: 80.5 kN (18,100 lbf)
- Wheel track: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
- Maximum speed: Mach 2 (2,204 km/h, 1,372 mph) at high altitude
- Combat radius: 800 km (500 mi, 432 nmi)
- Ferry range: 3,200 km (2,000 mi) with drop tanks
- Service ceiling: 15,240 m (50,000 ft)
- Wing loading: 283 kg/m² (58 lb/ft²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.97
- Guns: 1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 Revolver cannon with 120 rounds (only available on single-seat A/C model)
- Hardpoints: 8 (three on each wing and two under fuselage) and provisions to carry combinations of:
- Rockets: 4× rocket pods 13.5 cm rockets
- Missiles:
- 6× Rb.74 (AIM-9) or Rb 98 (IRIS-T)
- 4× Rb.99 (AIM-120) or MICA
- 4× Rb.71 (Skyflash) or Meteor
- 4× Rb.75
- 2× KEPD.350
- 2× Rbs.15F anti-ship missile
- Bombs:
- 4× GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb
- 2× Bk.90 cluster bomb
- 8× Mark 82 bombs