True Collaboration web series : The Flight Test Campaign
The flight test campaign for Gripen E is essential to obtain results that contribute to the development of the Brazilian Gripen. In this episode of the True Collaboration web series, you will learn more about the roles of pilots from Saab, FAB and Embraer, and how they work together to execute this activity.
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40 years since the Saab 340 inaugural flight
3 min
January 25 1983 was a cold, crisp day as pilots Per Pellebergs and Eric Sjöberg sped down the runway in Tannefors, Sweden in what would become the benchmark regional turboprop. The first flight with the Saab 340 lasted one hour and 21 minutes and was uneventful.
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.
Gripen and historic Saab fighters take to the skies for summer displays
3 min
This summer, Swedish and Hungarian Gripen fighters will be joined by historic Saab aircraft for a number of airshow appearances.
Saab 2000 - 30 year anniversary - Happy "First Flight Day"!
4 min
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On this day, the 26th of March 1992, a new ground breaking turboprop aircraft took to the skies for the very first time.
En dag i den svenska försvarsindustrin | Stories | Saab
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I en komplex och allt mer oförutsägbar värld bidrar Saabs innovationer till att göra människor och samhällen säkra. Men hur är det att arbeta i produktionen med att tillverka understödsvapen, missiler och torpeder åt försvarsmakter och försvarsindustrin?
"Flygande Tunnan" (Flying Barrel)
1 min
Plans began to be made as early as 1949 for a replacement for the Saab 29 fighter, “Fygande Tunnan” (Flying Barrel).
Saab 32 Lansen
3 min
The Saab 32 Lansen (Lance in English) was Saab’s and Sweden’s first aircraft to break the sound barrier.
From infantry support guns to the RBS 70 and Bamse
2 min
Bofors’ work with antitank weapons and missiles dates back to the 1920s and 1950s. There were early initiatives in these areas that are still of major strategic importance and that constitute a substantial part of today’s Saab.
Civilian ships: Emigrant steamers, icebreakers and cruise liners – Kockums supplied the seas with ships
7 min
From modest beginnings in Malmö, Kockums has developed into one of the largest shipyards in the world.
Arthur – successful Norwegian-Swedish collaboration
4 min
The Arthur is a radar system that can detect objects no larger than a medium-size coin. The sharp-eyed system is the result of successful Norwegian-Swedish collaboration. The Arthur system is currently used by, for example, the Swedish, Norwegian and British armed forces.