| Development work began |
1982 |
| First contracts for five test and 30 production aircraft signed by the Industry Group JAS and FM |
1982 |
| First engine to test |
1984 |
| First flight worthiness test |
1986 |
| First flight |
1988 |
| Production qualification |
1991 |
| Contracts for Batch 2 signed including 96 single-seat and 14 two-seat aircraft |
1992 |
| First production aircraft |
1993 |
| Swedish parliament decides to order Batch 3 including 60 aircraft |
1993 |
| Last of the 30 aircraft of Batch 1 delivered to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) |
1996 |
| First two aircraft in Batch 2 delivered to FMV including the first production two-seat aircraft |
1996 |
