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2026
2 September More than 350 Brazilian personnel have trained on the Gripen F programme to date.

Gripen F enters flight test phase after Linköping debut

The aircraft flew for 40 minutes from Saab's airfield, verifying core systems and initial flight performance ahead of a wider test campaign.

27 August FMV commissioned the clean-sheet UAV programme in November 2025 with an 18-month target for the demonstrator and engine.

GKN displays UAV demonstrator and engine

The full-scale demonstrator and dedicated turbojet engine have been shown publicly for the first time at The Armed Forces Air Venture 2026.

27 August The A3-001 concept envisions crewed and uncrewed platforms operating together within one system.

Saab reveals next-gen uncrewed combat air system concept

A full-scale model of the A3-001 uncrewed combat air concept has been shown at the Jubilee Air Show in Linköping, Sweden.

23 July Additional capacity is intended to give both companies flexibility to meet future Gripen customer demand.

Embraer and Saab agree Gripen production expansion

Assembly at the São Paulo State facility will complement Saab's Linköping line as the two companies look to expand delivery capacity.

21 July

ReleaseBAE Systems, Boeing and Saab formalise partnership to develop UK's next generation pilot training

20 July

ReleaseGE Aerospace partners with NASA, BETA Technologies, and Boeing on world's first high-altitude hybrid electric flight

3 June Lars Tossman, head of Saab's business area Aeronautics, and General Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno, Commander of the Brazilian Air Force, stand in front of the first Gripen F during its rollout ceremony in Linköping, Sweden.

Saab and Brazilian Air Force unveil first co-developed Gripen F

Brazilian engineers have helped to develop the two-seat aircraft, which will enter flight testing before delivery to the air force.

25 March

ReleaseFirst Gripen E fighter produced in Brazil is unveiled

2025
19 December

ReleaseSaab receives order for development resources for Gripen

17 December The fuselage is developed and realised with no unique tooling or fixturing using fully digital software-defined manufacturing assets.

Saab advances digital manufacturing with autonomous fuselage

A large-scale laser powder bed fusion structure was built without tooling using Divergent’s software-defined production system and robotic assembly.

4 December Work on the turbojet engine and onboard systems forms a central part of early demonstration activity.

GKN advances work with FMV to deliver rapid UAV capability

The collaboration focuses on developing an adaptable uncrewed platform with ground and flight demonstrations planned within 18 months.

18 November

ReleaseSaab, Boeing and BAE Systems to collaborate on Next-Gen pilot training

2 October Development and testing of CA-1 Europa is underway at Grob Aircraft.

Helsing combines Centaur autonomy and Grob expertise for CA-1 Europa

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.

12 June Saab used its Gripen E aicraft in Project Beyond to trial combat AI in complex operational scenarios.

Centaur AI guides Gripen E through autonomous Baltic combat

Saab and Helsing have completed three supervised test flights under Project Beyond, backed by Sweden’s Future Fighter Systems programme.

2024
20 December

ReleaseEnhanced capability for Gripen C/D

2023
26 September

ReleaseEaglePicher develops essential battery technology for Saab Gripen E-series fighter aircraft system

17 May João Bosco da Costa Junior, President and CEO, Embraer Defense & Security; José Mucio Monteiro Filho, Minister of Defense; Luiz Lula da Silva, President of Brazil; Micael Johansson, President and CEO of Saab; and Carl-Oskar Bohlin,Swedish Minister of Civil Defence.

Embraer kicks off Gripen E production in Brazil

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.

2021
1 October

ReleaseSaab delivers for the T-7A flight test program

16 September FE-SIL will deliver the first wiring systems for the aft fuselage of the Boeing-Saab T-7A trainer in 2022.

FE-SIL joint venture wins T-7A wiring contract

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.

28 July T-7A aft section production at Saab's Linkoping site in Sweden.

Red Hawk's aft airframe arrives in St Louis

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.

20 May Boeing T-7A Red Hawk aircraft mechanic Will Helton examines the surface of the first spliced advanced trainer being produced in St. Louis as part of the U.S. Air Force contract for 351 of the new jets. (Photo: Randy Jackson)

Boeing completes first production digital splice of Red Hawk

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.

21 April The first aft fuselage section for the T-7A Red Hawk program at Saab’s Linkoping facility.

Saab ships first aft airframe for Boeing's T-7A trainer

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.

2020
14 December

ReleaseSaab offers jobs boost in Quebec, Canada

30 September The Gripen E takes off from Navegantes...

Brazil's F-39 Gripen enters flight testing phase

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.

27 March

ReleaseGripen F fighter production under way

2 March

ReleaseSaab announces 'Gripen for Canada team'

21 January

ReleaseSaab starts production in support of U.S. Air Force T-7A programme

2019
10 September

ReleaseSaab presents first Gripen E to Brazil

26 August

ReleaseFirst Brazilian Gripen E completes its first flight

22 March

ReleaseSenior plc selected by Saab for work on Boeing's T-X programme

11 February

ReleaseSaab receives Airbus order for Overheat Detection Systems

1 February

ReleaseCollins Aerospace to provide ACES 5 ejection seat and landing gear system for Boeing T-X trainer

31 January

ReleaseTriumph selected to supply critical systems for T-X - Trainer

3 January

ReleaseSecond GlobalEye takes to the sky

2018
26 November

ReleaseSecond Gripen E test aircraft takes flight

12 November

ReleaseGripen E flies with Meteor

26 October

ReleaseFirst missile firing by Gripen E

18 October

ReleaseSaab receives order from Boeing for the Advanced Pilot Training Aircraft T-X

28 September

ReleaseBoeing wins U.S. Air Force T-X pilot training program contract

17 July

ReleaseGlobalEye off to a flying start during 2018

16 July

ReleaseGripen E in the air with Swiss pylons

14 March

ReleaseSuccessful first flight for GlobalEye

23 February

ReleaseSaab reveals first GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft

16 January

ReleaseSaab is a key partner in EU unmanned maritime situational awareness project

2017
27 October

ReleaseGripen E goes supersonic

18 September

ReleaseSaab offers U.S. based production capability for T-X trainer aircraft

12 September

ReleaseSaab presents Gripen Aggressor

1 September

ReleaseSaab and Adani announce collaboration plan for aerospace and defence in India

15 June

ReleaseFirst flight success for Gripen E

24 April

ReleaseSecond Boeing T-X aircraft takes flight