Saab Gripen E/F

By Tony Osborne
Saab plans to fly an artificial intelligence aid developed by Helsing on the Gripen E combat aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Saab has begun talks with Thailand to turn the country’s decision to buy more Gripen aircraft into a contract, says CEO Micael Johansson.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Total Defense bill notes that the process of making a decision on the future combat aircraft will require broad political support.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Czech ministers approved spending 11.3 billion Czech koruna ($490 million) for a pair of C-390s on Oct. 2.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Stockholm wants to raise the defense budget by 13 billion Swedish krona ($1.28 billion), ministers announced Sept. 17.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
No plans are yet in place for a handover of Gripen fighters to Kyiv.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brandon Patrick
Latin America may be on the verge—or even in the midst of—a generational overhaul of military aviation, as operators are rife with aging fleets that will need replacing as soon as budgets allow.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
Sweden’s Defense Material Administration, known as FMV, could have personnel in Ukraine this fall.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Swedish Air Force has begun a study into the possibility of launching a satellite from its Saab Gripen fighter aircraft.
Farnborough Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
The agreement was signed May 17 at the Swedish embassy in Manila.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden’s Cold War doctrine of road runway operations has come back into vogue in the face of a renewed Russian threat.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Saab is preparing to fly an uncrewed aircraft system demonstrator that could support efforts to develop a future combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
LINKOPING, Sweden—The first flight of Saab’s twin-seat Gripen F has been pushed into 2025, following a change in the priorities of the Brazilian Air Force customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brandon Patrick
With Saab facing significant headwinds in large western markets, recent news indicates that the company has set its sights on smaller prospective deals elsewhere in the world.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Sweden is beginning to ponder what follows the Gripen as it looks to preserve its national combat aircraft development capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Continuing an annual tradition dating back to 1957, Aviation Week Network editors honored a wide variety of industry accomplishments.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Sweden has awarded contracts to Saab and GKN Aerospace to begin studies into future combat aircraft and propulsion development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
RTAF has released a white paper on new procurement requirements, including fighter replacements, domestically produced munitions and anti-drone technology.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Sweden’s Saab received its first order for the Gripen C/D in 14 years when Hungary decided to expand its air force’s fleet of the combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The passive, long-range sensor is being added to the Brazilian Air Force inventory through the Gripen acquisition program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
China’s own upgrades are driving other nations in the region toward change.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne, Brian Everstine
An ongoing software problem haunts Lockheed Martin’s production and modernization agenda for the F-35 as a raft of new competitors hit key milestones in 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

New-build deliveries of fighter aircraft are expected to eclipse 5,000 airframes globally, for a total value of nearly $460 billion USD. Lockheed Martin’s F-35 is expected to capture 34% of that total.
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