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Swedish air chief sets 2026 fighter decision timeline, highlights Gripen E's anti‑drone role

Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman said the Swedish Air Force will keep options open on a next‑generation fighter and aims to make a decision in 2026. He highlighted the JAS 39 Gripen E’s growing roles — including anti‑drone missions — and Sweden’s NATO aspirations.

2025-12-23T05:18:08.038359-08:00

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Sweden orders SEK 2.5bn to fund Gripen system development for 2026–28

2025-12-19T09:58:27.101132-08:00

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Sweden signs LOI to transfer 100–150 Saab Gripen E fighters to Ukraine

2025-10-22T10:36:51.695690-07:00

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Saab's Rainforest to flight‑test unmanned Ruby in 2026 with 'software‑defined' fuselage

2025-12-12T09:09:33.210408-08:00

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Swedish air chief sets 2026 fighter decision timeline, highlights Gripen E's anti‑drone role Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman said the Swedish Air Force will keep options open on a next‑generation fighter and aims to make a decision in 2026. He highlighted the JAS 39 Gripen E’s growing roles — including anti‑drone missions — and Sweden’s NATO aspirations.

2025-12-23T05:18:08.038359-08:00

Swedish air chief sets 2026 fighter decision timeline, highlights Gripen E's anti‑drone role

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Sweden Accelerates Integration of Taurus Cruise Missiles on JAS 39 Gripen, Air Chief Says

2025-12-21T23:21:38.541636-08:00

Sweden Accelerates Integration of Taurus

edrmagazine.eu

Sweden orders SEK 2.5bn to fund Gripen system development for 2026–28 Saab has received a SEK 2.5 billion (about $200 million) order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to fund development of the Gripen system, covering operations, advanced tools and capability work scheduled for 2026–2028. The contract sustains Saab's evolution of the platform in-service.

2025-12-19T09:58:27.101132-08:00

Sweden orders SEK 2.5bn to fund Gripen system development for 2026–28

FlightGlobal

Saab's Rainforest to flight‑test unmanned Ruby in 2026 with 'software‑defined' fuselage Saab's internal innovation unit The Rainforest will conduct a 2026 flight test of its unmanned Ruby vehicle, using what it describes as "the world's first software-defined aircraft fuselage." The flight will validate an airframe whose functions are controlled and updated through onboard software rather than fixed hardware.

2025-12-12T09:09:33.210408-08:00

Saab's Rainforest to flight‑test unmanned Ruby in 2026 with 'software‑defined' fuselage

CBC

F-35's 2021 win over Gripen resurfaces as Canada reconsiders 88‑jet purchase and Saab presses Canadian production New attention on Sweden's JAS 39 Gripen has spiked as Canada reconsiders an 88‑jet F‑35 buy; declassified data show the F‑35 outscored the Gripen E in a 2021 U.S. DoD evaluation. Saab is offering Canadian production options and invoking Sweden's Viggen legacy to press the Gripen case.

2025-11-26T06:06:27.555196-08:00

F-35's 2021 win over Gripen resurfaces as Canada reconsiders 88‑jet purchase and Saab presses Canadian production

Shephard Media

Sweden orders Diehl, Saab and MBDA mobile SAMs to boost land and naval air defences Sweden has contracted Diehl Defence, Saab and MBDA to supply additional mobile short-range surface-to-air missile systems for land and maritime air-defence roles, expanding its layered air-defence posture. The purchases follow recent investments in IRIS‑T SLM equipment and raise short-range engagement capacity nationwide.

2025-11-25T07:30:10.058061-08:00

Sweden orders Diehl, Saab and MBDA mobile SAMs to boost land and naval air defences

theglobeandmail.com

Saab offers to build Gripen fighters and GlobalEye in Canada to revive national defence aerospace — at the risk of US pushback Saab has proposed licensing Canadian production of its JAS 39 Gripen fighter and GlobalEye surveillance aircraft to revive Canada’s near‑dead defence aerospace sector and create thousands of jobs. The plan — tied to talks with Bombardier and wider procurement friction — could provoke US political pushback, including from former president Trump.

2025-11-21T17:21:11.132605-08:00

Saab offers to build Gripen fighters and GlobalEye in Canada to revive national defence aerospace — at the risk of US pushback

edrmagazine.eu

General Atomics and Saab to flight‑test world’s first uncrewed AEW&C MQ‑9B in 2026 General Atomics and Saab will flight‑test an MQ‑9B SkyGuardian fitted with Saab’s AEW&C radar at GA‑ASI’s Desert Horizon facility in California in 2026, aiming to demonstrate the world’s first uncrewed airborne early warning and control capability. The company‑owned MQ‑9B will conduct target‑tracking and wide‑area surveillance demonstrations.

2025-11-16T18:35:09.527264-08:00

General Atomics and Saab to flight‑test world’s first uncrewed AEW&C MQ‑9B in 2026

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Swedish air chief sets 2026 fighter decision timeline, highlights Gripen E's anti‑drone role

Sweden orders SEK 2.5bn to fund Gripen system development for 2026–28

Sweden signs LOI to transfer 100–150 Saab Gripen E fighters to Ukraine

Saab's Rainforest to flight‑test unmanned Ruby in 2026 with 'software‑defined' fuselage

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