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Saab 38

The Saab 38 was a single-engine jet trainer and attack aircraft planned by Saab during the 1970s. The project was a collaboration between Saab and the Italian aircraft manufacturer Aermacchi. It was to replace the older Saab 105 jet trainer in the Swedish Air Force, but the aircraft never got past the drawing board and was canceled in 1979 in favour of the more advanced Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter.

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Saab 38
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TypeAttack/Trainer
ManufacturerSaab/Alenia Aermacchi
StatusCancelled project

The Saab 38 (also known as B3LA or A 38/Sk 38) was a single-engine jet trainer and attack aircraft planned by Saab during the 1970s.123 The project was a collaboration between Saab and the Italian aircraft manufacturer Aermacchi. It was to replace the older Saab 105 jet trainer in the Swedish Air Force, but the aircraft never got past the drawing board and was canceled in 1979 in favour of the more advanced Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter.

See also

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

References

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  2. Amann, Daniel (19 May 2022). "Changing Path and Curbing Cost Escalation: Lessons Learnt from the Gripen Case". Defence and Peace Economics. 33 (4): 429. doi:10.1080/10242694.2020.1870310. ISSN 1024-2694. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. Sedin, Yngve C-J; Persson, Ingemar; Åslund, Henrik (2006). "COMPUTATIONAL AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS ON A GENERIC UCAV/URAV CONFIGURATION" (PDF). 25th international congress of aeronautical sciences. International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences: 2. Retrieved 9 November 2025.

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