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Embraer Gaviao Peixoto

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2026
23 July Additional capacity is intended to give both companies flexibility to meet future Gripen customer demand.

Embraer and Saab agree Gripen production expansion

Assembly at the São Paulo State facility will complement Saab's Linköping line as the two companies look to expand delivery capacity.

1 April Brazilian government members including President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attended the flight.

Eve prototype flight strengthens path toward certification

Demonstration for senior Brazilian officials highlights steady testing progress, with early performance data supporting confidence in the aircraft's design and future certification pathway.

25 March

ReleaseFirst Gripen E fighter produced in Brazil is unveiled

2025
19 December

ReleaseEve Air Mobility completes successful first flight of full-scale eVTOL prototype

20 February Austria joins a growing list of C-390 Millennium operators that includes Brazil, Portugal, Hungary and multiple European nations.

Embraer begins assembly of Austria’s first C-390

An official ceremony at Gavião Peixoto marked the start of production for the Austrian Air Force’s new multi-mission transport aircraft.

2024
21 July

ReleaseEve Air Mobility unveils first full-scale eVTOL prototype

2023
17 May João Bosco da Costa Junior, President and CEO, Embraer Defense & Security; José Mucio Monteiro Filho, Minister of Defense; Luiz  Lula da Silva, President of Brazil; Micael Johansson, President and CEO of Saab; and Carl-Oskar Bohlin,Swedish Minister of Civil Defence.

Embraer kicks off Gripen E production in Brazil

On the line the aircraft will be produced by the joining of aerostructures from Sweden, and installation of cabling, various systems, landing gear, avionics, tactical equipment, canopy, ejection seat and engine.

2022
20 July

ReleaseEmbraer and Collins Aerospace demonstrate advanced ice protection system utilizing More Electric Aircraft (MEA) technology