GKN Aerospace Delivers First Enhanced RM12 Engine to Strengthen Gripen Fleet Performance and Efficiency

GKN Aerospace Delivers First Enhanced RM12 Engine to Strengthen Gripen Fleet Performance and Efficiency

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Swedish air force receives first upgraded RM12EP engine for ...

GKN Aerospace has delivered the first upgraded RM12EP (Enhanced Performance) engine for the Swedish air force’s Saab Gripen C/D fleet, under an activity valued at around SKr400 million ($42.8 million).

First upgraded RM12 engine delivered

GKN Aerospace has successfully delivered the first upgraded RM12 engine to its customer, the Swedish Armed Forces, marking a key milestone in the ongoing RM12EP (Enhanced Performance) programme. The delivery follows an earlier order from the Swedish Armed Forces valued at approximately £32 million (SEK 400 million) for performance upgrades across the Gripen C/D engine fleet. The RM12EP upgrade includes the installation of improved turbine hardwa…

GKN delivers first upgraded RM12 engine for Gripen C/D

GKN Aerospace has delivered the first upgraded RM12 engine to the Swedish Armed Forces as part of the RM12EP (Enhanced Performance) program for the JAS 39 Gripen C/D fleet.  The delivery forms part of a SEK 400 million ($43 million) effort to improve the performance and long-term supportability of Sweden’s legacy Gripen engines.   The RM12EP program began in 2019 and reached a key stage in October 2023 when Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administrati…