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Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, March 25, 2026 – Embraer (NYSE: EMBJ), Saab and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) officially presented the first supersonic fighter aircraft produced in Brazil, during a ceremony held at Embraer’s industrial complex in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo State.
Among the Brazilian authorities present at the event were the President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; the Ambassador of Sweden to Brazil, Karin Wallensteen; the Minister of Defense, José Múcio Monteiro Filho; the Commander of the Brazilian Air Force, Lieutenant Brigadier Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno; as well as executives from the companies involved in the program, including Francisco Gomes Neto, President and CEO of Embraer, Bosco da Costa Junior, President and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security, and Micael Johansson, President and CEO of Saab.
Embraer’s industrial site in Gavião Peixoto produces Gripen E fighter jets using a Brazilian and international supply chain, including aerostructures manufactured at Saab’s facility in São Bernardo do Campo. Another 14 aircraft under the current contract with the Brazilian Air Force will follow this same production model.
Before final delivery to the customer, the aircraft will undergo functional testing and production flight tests. After this stage, the fighter will join the other ten units already delivered to the First Defense Group (1st GDA) at the Anápolis Air Force Base.
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