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Saab’s Electronic Attack Jammer Pod Completes First Flight Test on Gripen Jet...
November 7, 2019 @ 09:12 AMSaab carried out the first flight test of its new advanced Electronic Attack Jammer Pod (EAJP) equipped on Gripen fighter jets, the company announced on Wednesday. The pods interfaces with the aircrafts hardware and software as well as cockpit control and monitoring were tested during the flight, Saab said in a
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Raytheon, Saab Test Guided Carl-Gustaf Munition
November 1, 2019 @ 05:54 AMRaytheon and Saab have completed a series of guided flight tests for the shoulder launched Guided Carl-Gustaf Munition, featuring a semi-active laser guidance system. The test firings performed during late September 2019 involved launching of 3 munitions in total- two against static targets and one against a moving target
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Saab, Vu Systems Develop Flight Vision for Zero Visibility Landing
October 22, 2019 @ 08:49 AMSaab and Vu Systems are launching a Next Generation Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) solution using new passive millimetre wave (PMMW) technology, enabling pilots to see and land in low-visibility conditions at all times. The EFVS is the first system to provide access to airports in all weathers, without the need for conventional CATII/III infrastructure
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Saab, Boeing Test Small Diameter Bomb as Long-range Artillery Projectile
October 15, 2019 @ 05:42 AMSaab has together with Boeing conducted a test firing of the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB). The test firing took place at the Andoya Test Center in Andenes, Norway, September 26, 2019
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Finland Picks Saab for $454M worth Combat Systems for Corvettes
September 21, 2019 @ 08:31 AMGovernment of Finland selected Saab as the combat system provider and integrator for the Finnish Navys four new Pohjanmaa-class corvettes within the Squadron 2020 programme. Saab has not yet signed a contract or received an order relating to Squadron 2020
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Saab Delivers First 'Gripen E' Fighter Jet to Brazil
September 11, 2019 @ 10:10 AMMarked by a ceremony in Linkoping, Sweden, on 10 September, the first Brazilian Gripen E aircraft was delivered to the Brazilian Air Force to start the flight test programme. Initially flight tests will be performed in Sweden and by the end of 2020, the aircraft will move to Brazil to continue the flight test campaign in the country
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Saab's Giraffe 1X Radar Installed on Supacat Jackal Vehicle Debuts at DSEI-2019
September 10, 2019 @ 12:08 PMSaab has exhibited serial production standard Giraffe 1X 3D solid-state radar installed on Supacat Jackal vehicle for the first time at the ongoing DSEI-2019 in London, UK. “We have brought an operating Giraffe 1X to DSEI for the first time
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Saab Develops Reversible Thermal Pattern Camouflage System for Military Vehicles
September 5, 2019 @ 09:52 AMSwedish firm Saab has developed ARCASe (Advanced Reversible Camouflage Screen emissive), its first reversible thermal pattern camouflage system for military vehicles and other assets. The ARCASe will be displayed for the first time at the DSEI-2019 exhibition at London, United Kingdom, to be held between 10-13 September, the company announced Thursday
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Hakan Buskhe To Quit Saab As President and CEO
August 12, 2019 @ 09:46 AMHakan Buskhe, President and CEO of Saab aerospace and defence company, will be stepping down from the position and will be leaving the firm by February 2020. Hakan Buskhe assumed the role of President and CEO of Saab on September 1, 2010
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Lockheed, Boeing, Saab & Airbus To Compete In Canada’s $14.5B Fighter Procurement
July 24, 2019 @ 09:19 AMCanada has asked Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Saab and Airbus to submit bids to supply 88 combat aircraft to replace its ageing fleet of CF-18 fighters for an estimated $14.5 billion (C$19 billion)
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Sweden, UK Sign MoU To Develop Future Combat Aircraft
July 19, 2019 @ 05:13 PMGovernments of Sweden and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop future combat aircraft capabilities and combat aircraft systems on July 18, 2019. The two countries will cooperate on the development of future combat aircraft capabilities, including future development of the JAS 39 Gripen
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Saab Secures $455M Contract from US Forces for its Carl-Gustaf, AT4 Systems
July 11, 2019 @ 02:37 AMSaab has signed a multi-year framework agreement with the US Government, which allows the US Army, Marines and Special Forces to place orders for up to USD 445 million during a five-year period for Carl Gustaf ammunition and AT4 weapon system. The recently signed framework agreement allows the customer to place orders for Saabs AT4 disposable weapon system and ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle
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Navantia Out; Naval Group, Saab and TKMS in $3B Dutch Walrus Replacement...
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With No Foreign Patents, 500 Russian Arms Copied Abroad
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Wind Tunnel Tests of Sino-Russian CRAIC CR929 Mockup Complete
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AM General To Modernize Jordanian Fleet of 200 Humvee Vehicles
December 14, 2019 @ 05:30 AM
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Germany To Finalise Order for 38 Eurofighter Jets, 110 E-Scan Radars
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Turkish Navy to get First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier in 2020
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Bechtel Bags US Navy's $1.4Bn Naval Nuclear Propulsion Components Contract
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Su-57 Performs 16 Flights with New, Powerful Engine
December 7, 2019
US, Europe Arms Embargo to Derail Several Turkish Procurement Programs
Several joint production and direct procurement programs could be halted if the US and Europe carry through with their threat...
Unconventional Military Hardware from Iran
Sanctions-hit Iran has found ingenious ways to develop military hardware
Artificial Intelligence to Drive Future Weapons Development
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly permeating the defence industry to aid and improve human decision-making
Are Days Numbered for Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet?
Upgrade of Russias Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters to equip them with armaments, radar, sensors and engines from the more powerful Su-35...
US Companies Threatened With Sanctions May be Denied Chinese Rare Earth Materials
US companies sanctioned by China for supplying weapons to Taiwan may be denied rare earth elements (REEs), which have critical...
Russian Su-57 Preparing to Compete with F-35 for Stealth Jet Market Share
While the US F-35 stealth aircraft has become one the fastest selling fighter jets in the world aircraft market, thanks...