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Military Type Certificate for Gripen E obtained
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In November, Saab was granted a Military Restricted Type Certificate (MRTC) for Gripen E, which attests that the aircraft has met all the airworthiness and flight safety requirements set by the Swedish and Brazilian military authorities, represented by the Swedish Military Aviation Safety Inspectorate (FLYGI) and the Industrial Fostering and Coordination Institute (IFI) in Brazil. T
GlobalEye - Enhancing joint operation effects
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The pace of modern conflicts is high and accelerates demands on decision-makers at all levels. This creates a growing need to speed up the loop from observation to action, provide more rapid and capable information sharing, and the ability to deliver a common situational picture, also in joint operations. This is exactly what GlobalEye, Saab’s long-range Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) solution, offers.
Falcon helps protect Maldives' coral reefs
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A Saab Seaeye Falcon underwater robot has helped complete the first-ever systematic scientific survey of the waters of the Maldives - the lowest-lying nation on earth.
Saab completes production of the first forward fuselage for Gripen E in Brazil
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Saab is celebrating another milestone in the Brazilian Gripen Programme: the completion of the production of the first forward fuselage for Gripen E at the factory in São Bernardo do Campo.
NLAW - The true tank killer
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The NLAW anti-tank system has attracted plenty of praise recently for its ability to stop main battle tanks in their tracks. But where did it come from? And what makes the system so effective?
Saab’s first supersonic aircraft is 70 years old
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November 3 marks the 70th anniversary of the Saab 32 Lansen aircraft. The Lansen made history by being Sweden’s first supersonic aircraft. A total number of 455 were produced, and the Lansen remained in operational use by the Swedish Air Force until 1997.
The Czech Gripens have returned from NATO mission after a six month deployment in Lithuania
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The Gripen fighters of the Czech Air Force, which have been operating in Lithuania for six months, landed on Friday 30th September, at their home air base in Čáslav, Czech Republic. From 1st April to the end of September, the airspace of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia was protected by the Czech Air Force as part of NATO's Integrated Air and Missile Defense System.
Customer demand drives Oshkosh Defense partnership with Saab
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Armed forces will find it easier to combine world-leading tactical vehicles with advanced signature management solutions thanks to a new deal between Oshkosh Defence and Saab’s Barracuda business unit.
The power of diversity
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While each GBAD guidance system has its strengths and shortcomings, combining them can produce truly outstanding results.
Short and sharp
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Flexible, fast-to-deploy, and comparatively inexpensive, short-range systems form an essential part of any nation’s ground-based air defence (GBAD) strategy.
Addressing the challenges of modern-day conflicts
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Warfare has always challenging. But rapid advances in technology in recent decades mean that the battlefield has never been more complex and unpredictable. To succeed, armed forces need to understand the challenges and find solutions that simplify the task of the soldier.
Which ground-based air defence (GBAD) solution is best?
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Radar-guided? Laser-guided? Long-range? Short-range? There are a range of options when choosing a missile-based GBAD solution. So, which system is the most effective?