Military aviation news
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August 21, 2026
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A Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen C launched for the first time a Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile over the Vidsel Test Range. The Swedish Air Force released a video on Aug. 21, 2026, announcing that…
Full-scale model presented in Sweden shows a delta-wing, low-signature aircraft... The post Saab unveils mockup of new unmanned fighter to operate alongside the Gripen appeared…
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Saab has unveiled a new unmanned combat aircraft concept that could be part of Sweden's next-generation air combat system. Identified as A3-01, the project…
Colombia's new government wants to review the contract to purchase seventeen Gripen E/F fighter jets
When, in December 2022, Colombia's Ministry of Defence announced its intention to acquire sixteen Rafale F3s to replace the last Kfirs in its air force, the Swedish group Saab…
Swedish defence group Saab has published a short video sequence on LinkedIn showing the first details of a concept for an uncrewed combat aircraft (Collaborative Combat…
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August 19, 2026
Comparing Sweden's warbird to the American stealth fighter.
August 15, 2026
Snow camouflage, Saab jets and dogfights over the Baltic: the hundred-year history of the Flygvapnet resembles a long-haul flight with numerous course changes and turbulence. From the Swedish…
August 13, 2026
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…
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…
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…
August 7, 2026
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…
August 3, 2026
The Belgian Air Force's Airbus A400M Atlas made an impressive landing on a Swedish highway during a multinational military exercise, demonstrating its ability to operate from runways…
Saab has announced plans to triple annual production of the GlobalEye airborne early warning and surveillance aircraft by the end of the decade, in response to rising international demand and…
August 2, 2026
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Bulgaria is again evaluating used Saab Gripen and F-16 fighters as a stopgap to maintain its air defense capability. The move follows new delays in the delivery of the…
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July 23, 2026
BAE Systems, Boeing and Saab have teamed up to offer Boeing’s new T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer for the UK Royal Air Force’s next-generation fast-jet training program. It will… Continue reading…
July 22, 2026
Embraer and Saab have signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) that sets the framework for the possible production of 20 other Gripen fighters in the industrial complex that Embraer owns in Gavião Peixoto…
July 16, 2026
The UK has pledged €300 million ($345 million) to help Ukraine field a squadron of 16 Saab Gripen… The post UK pledges €300 million to fund 16 Gripen fighter jets for Ukraine appeared first on…
July 15, 2026
15 July 2026: The Patrouille Suisse's annual programme had scheduled participation in the 100th anniversary of the Swedish Air Force at Malmen Air Base in Linköping for the weekend of 22/23 August…
July 8, 2026
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NATO is to buy up to 10 GlobalEye aircraft by Sweden’s Saab that may replace nearly all of the alliance’s aging 14 Boeing [BA] E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System […]
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