On 3 December, Saab revealed that the first production Gripen E, built for Sweden, had taken flight. The company released a photograph of the aircraft, tail number 6002, flying in… Continue reading "First Swedish Production Gripen E Takes Flight"
Saab carried out initial flight tests of its forthcoming Electronic Attack Jammer Pod (EAJP) earlier this month on the 4th November. The new pod, part of Saab’s greater electronic warfare… Continue reading "Saab’s New Electronic Warfare Pod Enters Flight Testing"
Sweden is reportedly set to join the UK in the development of the BAE Tempest next-generation stealth fighter aircraft as the first partner nation in the program. The Financial Times… Continue reading "Sweden to Join UK in Developing Tempest Next-Gen Fighter"
Saab have confirmed, via press release, that it will not participate in Swiss Air Force flight tests for its Gripen E platform after Swiss defense procurement agency Armasuisse formally recommended… Continue reading "Saab Gripen E Not Attending Swiss Flight Tests, Program Participation in Doubt"
With over 1,600 launchers and more than 17,000 missiles delivered to nineteen countries the SAAB RBS 70 system has an impressive track-record on the market. The order, which was booked… Continue reading "SAAB RBS 70 Air Defense order from the Brazilian Army"
Following Sweden’s decision to purchase the Patriot Air Defense by Raytheon the search started for suitable vehicles. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, is a civil authority that operates directly… Continue reading "Swedish Army orders Rheinmetall HX Heavy Trucks for Patriot Air Defense"
The Swedish government has published a 20-page booklet providing guidelines in the event of ‘Crisis or War’. With tensions in the Baltic rising and an increasingly real threat posed by… Continue reading "Sweden Prepares Its People for Invasion with a Pamphlet"
The GlobalEye is a multi-role airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) solution from the Swedish defence and security company Saab Group. It consists of a suite of sensors using Saab’s… Continue reading "Successful First Flight for SAAB’s GlobalEye"