Swedish Air Force Pilots Complete Gripen E Conversion to Bring the Jet to Northern Sweden in 2027

Two Swedish Air Force pilots from Norrbotten Wing completed conversion to Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen E at Skaraborg Wing in Såtenäs and will train other pilots on the fighter at Luleå. Both are assigned to the 212th Squadron, which is scheduled to receive its first Gripen E aircraft in early 2027. They are building flight experience with Skaraborg’s 72nd Squadron, which leads the type’s introduction and received Sweden’s first operational Gripen E in October 2025. The arrangement gives Norrbotten Wing instructors for its own conversion training as the aircraft arrive.