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Saab to fly fighter‑sized unmanned demonstrator in 2027 to inform Sweden's 2030 Future Fighter decision

Saab will conduct the first flight of a fighter‑sized unmanned demonstrator in 2027 under Sweden’s government‑funded Future Fighter System programme. The 2027 airborne tests will mature technologies and deliver data to inform Stockholm’s planned decision on its next combat aircraft by 2030.

2026-02-05T19:54:45.052759-08:00

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Sweden in talks to arm Ukraine's Gripen with MBDA Meteor long‑range air‑to‑air missiles

2026-02-04T02:24:16.170118-08:00

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Saab pitches Canadian Gripen E/F production line as it presses Ottawa for a mixed fleet option

2026-02-04T01:02:57.269457-08:00

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Saab and Divergent to flight-test first 3D‑printed, software‑defined fuselage

2026-01-31T17:58:40.237007-08:00

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Saab to fly fighter‑sized unmanned demonstrator in 2027 to inform Sweden's 2030 Future Fighter decision Saab will conduct the first flight of a fighter‑sized unmanned demonstrator in 2027 under Sweden’s government‑funded Future Fighter System programme. The 2027 airborne tests will mature technologies and deliver data to inform Stockholm’s planned decision on its next combat aircraft by 2030.

2026-02-05T19:54:45.052759-08:00

Saab to fly fighter‑sized unmanned demonstrator in 2027 to inform Sweden's 2030 Future Fighter decision

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Sweden in talks to arm Ukraine's Gripen with MBDA Meteor long‑range air‑to‑air missiles Sweden and Ukraine are in talks to arm Kyiv’s potential JAS 39 Gripen fighters with MBDA’s long‑range Meteor air‑to‑air missile, a pairing that would let Ukrainian jets contest Russian fighters at extended ranges. Officials warn integration, export approvals and steady missile supply remain unresolved.

2026-02-04T02:24:16.170118-08:00

Sweden in talks to arm Ukraine's Gripen with MBDA Meteor long‑range air‑to‑air missiles

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Saab pitches Canadian Gripen E/F production line as it presses Ottawa for a mixed fleet option Saab is urging Canada to buy the JAS 39 Gripen E/F and is proposing a domestic production line that could also supply other customers, as part of a case for a mixed Canadian fighter fleet. Saab says output could scale to a target of 36 aircraft per year, conditional on expanded industrial collaboration.

2026-02-04T01:02:57.269457-08:00

Saab pitches Canadian Gripen E/F production line as it presses Ottawa for a mixed fleet option

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Saab and Divergent to flight-test first 3D‑printed, software‑defined fuselage Saab and Divergent will flight‑test what they describe as the industry's first 3D‑printed fuselage that ‘anchors’ software‑defined aircraft functions. The trial aims to validate additive manufacturing for primary fuselage structures and the integration of functions traditionally embedded in hardware into updatable onboard software.

2026-01-31T17:58:40.237007-08:00

Saab and Divergent to flight-test first 3D‑printed, software‑defined fuselage

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U.S. presses Canada as Ottawa weighs cutting F‑35 buy and mixing Gripen — NORAD interoperability at stake Washington has intensified pressure on Ottawa to proceed with its planned 88‑jet Lockheed Martin F‑35 purchase as Canada reviews a smaller buy and a split F‑35/Gripen option. U.S. officials warn changes would affect NORAD burden‑sharing and interoperability, while Ottawa cites political and tariff tensions.

2026-01-29T03:14:29.673815-08:00

U.S. presses Canada as Ottawa weighs cutting F‑35 buy and mixing Gripen — NORAD interoperability at stake

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Hungary assembles first of four additional Saab JAS 39C Gripens Hungary's first of four additional Saab JAS 39C Gripen fighters — from a 2024 order for four C‑model jets — has been completed and publicly photographed by the Hungarian embassy in Stockholm. Saab has assembled the airframe as the Hungarian Air Force awaits delivery of the remaining three.

2026-01-16T04:19:14.846977-08:00

Hungary assembles first of four additional Saab JAS 39C Gripens

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Saab to fly fighter‑sized unmanned demonstrator in 2027 to inform Sweden's 2030 Future Fighter decision

Sweden in talks to arm Ukraine's Gripen with MBDA Meteor long‑range air‑to‑air missiles

Saab pitches Canadian Gripen E/F production line as it presses Ottawa for a mixed fleet option

Saab and Divergent to flight-test first 3D‑printed, software‑defined fuselage

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