Saab

By Steve Trimble
Ottawa is trying to modernize its military, strengthen its industry and forge closer ties to Europe with its surprise airborne early warning and control pick.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Saab supplies composite-material ailerons for the Airbus A320 family, and overwing doors for the A321.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Embraer partners with Hellenic Aerospace Industry to support Greece’s potential C-390 fleet acquisition and strengthen its presence in the country.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
General Atomics and Saab test MQ-9B with AEW radar, offering uncrewed early warning capabilities and extended airborne endurance for air defense.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Aviation Week Staff
Saab Eyes Extended Passive EW Sensing Wall With New Sensor
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Robert Wall
Germany prepares to launch competition for airborne standoff jammer under luWES program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Saab unveils compact passive EW sensor for border surveillance with 1-18 GHz coverage.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Saab is introducing an upgraded version of its Bolide air defense interceptor, with a larger warhead, enhanced terminal performance and upgrade opportunities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Saab are close to the first flight of an MQ-9B Reaper equipped to perform airborne early warning (AEW) duties.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Saab has been delivering its Giraffe 1X air surveillance radars built before orders were even placed to Middle East customers to address urgent needs there, CEO Micael Johansson says.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Saab could be building as many as 20 Gripen fighters annually in about a year's time, says CEO Micael Johansson, as the aircraft-maker scales up output.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Sweden has awarded Saab an SEK2.6 billion ($270 million) contract to act as lead systems integrator for a new counter-uncrewed aircraft system initiative.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Brazil celebrates first locally assembled F-39E Gripen—Latin America's debut supersonic fighter—amid delays and potential regional export opportunities with Colombia and Peru.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Craig Caffrey
After a relatively slow decade in terms of export success, the Saab Gripen program appears to be experiencing a renaissance.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
Robust stealth features are one of the features Saab wants on its next combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Saab expects partner Embraer to deliver the first Gripen E from a new Brazilian assembly line to the country’s air force before April, a company exec says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Saab plans next year to fly a fighter-sized uncrewed aircraft to begin airborne testing of technologies that would support a future combat aircraft program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
A Saab official says it is looking at a potential Canadian Gripen E/F production line also serving other buyers should it convince Ottawa to buy the fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A draft solicitation for a U.S. Navy training jet keeps a requirement that avoids making costly changes to the designs of the aircraft involved in the competition.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore has selected the Saab Giraffe 1X radar to replace its Portable Search and Target Acquisition Radar for low-level air defense missions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Saab says it has received an SEK12.3 billion ($1.3 billion) contract from France to finalize Paris’ purchase of two GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
MBDA says it has doubled production of the Taurus cruise missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Saab plans to fly an uncrewed aircraft in 2026 using a software-defined fuselage as part of an initiative to optimize processes to field equipment faster.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
EASA has granted a Supplemental Type Certificate to Sweden's Taby Air Maintenance for the company’s Saab 2000 Cargo Conversion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Saab signed an MOU with trade organization AED Cluster Portugal as part of its drive to sell its Gripen E fighter to to replace Portugal's aging F-16s.
Budget, Policy & Operations