![The first of three JAS 39E development aircraft (known as 39-8, 39-9 and 39-10) will fly in the first half of 2015, the company says JAS 39E Gripen](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69ASdvB7DrMKAG4uNVwBj5ccISTC8mIWYYyAr0OwS_9YK9pIyDyGWaPzt3Qf2Tua4oucI48EeTAOaHQWUxQG4Blrn2PejtHpLHnBjEPDCvajIUxCYUays4p8VAmLKKkAidRD4/s200/gripen_e-f.jpg)
The JAS 39E is a new aircraft in detail, with only a few structural or systems components in common with the current JAS 39C/D, but it shares enough with its predecessor to take full advantage of weapon-integration experience and uses an evolved version of the C/D's software.
Compared with earlier Gripen variants, the JAS 39E has a higher gross weight and can carry 2,400 lb. more internal fuel, mostly due to a redesigned main landing gear that retracts into underwing bulges rather than the body.
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