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August 14, 2026
General Atomics AeroTec Systems and Sweden’s TRAKKA Systems announced a partnership to integrate the TrakkaCam TC-375 camera as a new equipment option for the Do228 NXT. The system enables…
Colombia wants to review its contract to buy 17 Gripen fighter jets to secure better terms with Saab
The new government of Abelardo de la Espriella is considering reviewing the contract signed by Colombia with Sweden for the acquisition of 17 Gripen E/F fighter jets, one of the…
Dufour Aerospace has successfully completed its first beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights with the Aero-200 in Sweden. “Operating from Västervik Airfield in Sweden, The post Dufour completes…
In Sweden, the Government has earmarked 500 million Swedish kronor, about €46 million, for five companies to improve the security of ammunition supply in the country…
A test rig for a 30-seat electric-hybrid regional airliner… Swedish company Heart Aerospace, now headquartered in the United States, flew for the first time this…
Airline Etihad Airways will launch a new scheduled route between Sweden's Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport and its Abu Dhabi hub from 17 December 2026. The…
August 13, 2026
Irish charter and wet-lease carrier City Jet is reorganizing its operations in Scandinavia and shifting its operational focus to Copenhagen Airport. As part of the move…
Saab recently announced that it seeks to increase its current industrial capacity to expand Gripen E/F production to thirty (30) fighters a year, in order to meet current…
Heart Aerospace, a U.S. company of Swedish origin, is preparing to fly the demonstrator of its future hybrid-electric regional aircraft. The FAA had granted Heart Aerospace a Special…
The German manufacturer of the Do228 NXT, General Atomics AeroTec Systems GmbH (GA-ATS), and TRAKKA Systems AB, a Swedish provider of mission equipment for imaging and…
City Jet is realigning its flight operations and plans to focus its activities on Copenhagen going forward. As part of the reorganization, the Irish wet-lease airline is closing its base at…
The Army awards Saab a new contract for individual duel simulators worth more than 2.4 million euros
By receiving objective feedback based on real-time data, soldiers correct tactical errors much more quickly and gain great confidence in their performance before…
August 12, 2026
The Swedish Air Force is speeding up the preparation of its Gripen fighters to boost sortie generation and ensure greater survivability in a possible high-intensity…
General Atomics AeroTec Systems (GA-ATS), the German manufacturer of the new Do228 NXT, announced a strategic partnership with Sweden's TRAKKA Systems AB to expand the aircraft's mission capabilities…
Etihad Airways announced the launch of a new seasonal service between Abu Dhabi and Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport,…
A pair of Russian tourists was detained by Swedish authorities after camping near a property linked to Saab's CEO, Micael Johansson, in the Gävle region, in…
General Atomics AeroTec Systems (GA-ATS) has partnered with Sweden’s TRAKKA Systems to offer the TrakkaCam TC-375 imaging system as an integrated equipment option for the Do228 NXT. The agreement…
August 11, 2026
Colombia's new government is considering reviewing some conditions of the contract signed with Sweden for the acquisition of 17 Gripen fighters for the Colombian Aerospace Force. The move…
Swedish authorities detained a Russian couple on August 6, 2026, after they pitched a tent near a cottage… The post Sweden detains Russian couple near cottage used by Saab CEO appeared first on…
August 7, 2026
An Everdrone drone delivered a defibrillator before the ambulance at a Borås cardiac arrest. A bystander shocked the man's heart back, and he survived.
The strengthening of the strategic partnership between Brazil and Sweden gained a new chapter this week with the official visit of Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer…
On July 19, an automated external defibrillator (AED) delivered by Everdrone's drone system was used in the response to a confirmed cardiac arrest, which occurred…
Alaska-based Ryan Air has received a single Saab 340B(F) cargo aircraft from Jetstream Aviation Capital, adding to its… The post Ryan Air (no, not that one) receives Saab 340B(F) cargo aircraft…
Swedish airport operator Swedavia recorded a total of just over 3.3 million passengers across its ten locations in July 2026. This represents an increase of nearly two percent…
August 6, 2026
Finland and Sweden sent official delegations to Exercise Pitch Black 26 for the first time, marking the two… The post Finland and Sweden make first-ever appearance to RAAF’s Exercise Pitch Black…
The Lowdown A Pittsburgh-based flight attendant, Charles Beanner, 52, has been indicted on two counts of distributing child sexual abuse material after Swedish investigators linked material shared…
An automated external defibrillator (AED) delivered by Everdrone’s drone system was used in response to a confirmed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest involving a man in his 60s in Borås, Sweden, on 19…
A drone-delivered automated external defibrillator (AED) played a key role in the successful resuscitation of a man who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Borås, Sweden, highlighting the…
An automated external defibrillator (AED) delivered by Everdrone’s drone system was used in response to a confirmed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest The post Everdrone Drone Used in Emergency Cardiac…
August 5, 2026
Swedavia’s airports handled just over 3.3 million passengers in July 2026, an increase of nearly 2% compared with the same month last year, driven by continued growth in international travel despite…