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Assembly at the São Paulo State facility will complement Saab's Linköping line as the two companies look to expand delivery capacity.
Brazilian engineers have helped to develop the two-seat aircraft, which will enter flight testing before delivery to the air force.
A large-scale laser powder bed fusion structure was built without tooling using Divergent’s software-defined production system and robotic assembly.
The collaboration focuses on developing an adaptable uncrewed platform with ground and flight demonstrations planned within 18 months.
The company has displayed a full-size study of the CA-1 Europa at Grob Aircraft as development with its European partners progresses toward operational readiness within four years.
Saab and Helsing have completed three supervised test flights under Project Beyond, backed by Sweden’s Future Fighter Systems programme.
On the line the aircraft will be produced by the joining of aerostructures from Sweden, and installation of cabling, various systems, landing gear, avionics, tactical equipment, canopy, ejection seat and engine.
Under the multi-year contract, FE-SIL will deliver the wiring systems for the aft fuselage of the Boeing-Saab T-7A jet that will train fighter and bomber pilots. The first EWIS ship-set is scheduled for delivery in 2022.
Saab's airframe section will complete the test aircraft for the EMD's flight test program. Including hydraulics, fuel and secondary power, it forms the centre structure from behind the cockpit to the end of the aircraft.
It took just half an hour to join the front and aft sections of the T-7A trainer, with a 98% reduction in drilling defects. The latest digital techniques are delivering an improvement of 50% in production quality.
The first delivery has been made from Sweden, but Saab's brand new facility in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA will undertake future production of the aft sections for the T-7A program.
Unique features of the Brazilian variant of the Gripen E such as weapons integration and the Link BR2 communication system will be tested in Brazil, as well as tests on the aircraft in tropical climate conditions.