Saab 38

Saab 38
General information
Type	Attack/Trainer
Manufacturer	Saab/Alenia Aermacchi
Status	Cancelled 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. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The project was a collaboration between Saab and the Italian aircraft manufacturer Aermacchi.^{[ citation needed ]} 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

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• BAE Systems Hawk
• Aermacchi MB-339
• CASA C-101

References

1. Moeng, Sophearith, ed. (1994). The Vital Guide to Military Aircraft. United Kingdom: Airlife Publishing. p. 108. ISBN   9781853105371 . Retrieved 9 November 2025– via Google Books.
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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