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Saab also said it was confident about plans with Boeing Co to try to sell newly designed T-X training jets to the United States. But in a series of detailed briefings, Saab officials declined to discuss anything about the aircraft design, which remains strictly under wraps.
The pair are expected to face competition from Northrop Grumman Corp, a team of Lockheed Martin Corp and Korea Aerospace Industries, and an alliance between General Dynamics Corp and Italy's Alenia Aermacchi, a unit of Finmeccanica SpA.
As with the Brazilian fighter deal, Saab is looking at potential exports if it wins the trainer competition.
"When we looked into this, of course we wanted a global market for trainers. I think it is a great market out there," deputy chief executive Lennart Sindahl said. (Reporting by Tim Hepher; Editing by Brad Haynes and Andre Grenon)
