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Saab receives order for Gripen development support
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to provide future development support for the Gripen family of multi-role fighters
London City airport controlled by remote digital tower
London City Airport has become the first major international airport in the world to be fully controlled by a remote digital air traffic control tower
Saab makes final offer for Finland’s HX fighter programme
Swedish defence company Saab has presented its best and final offer for Finland’s HX fighter programme, the last of the five industrial participants to do so, outlining a package of 66 aircraft across two types
Saab delivers third GlobalEye to the UAE
Saab handed over the third of five GlobalEye multi-domain airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to the United Arab Emirates on February 20
UAE orders two additional GlobalEyes
The UAE awarded Saab a follow-on contract, worth US$1.018bn, for the acquisition of two additional GlobalEye multi-domain AEW&C aircraft on January 4
Sweden to retain Gripen C/D for at least another decade
On October 23, Saab outlined the Swedish Air Force’s plan to upgrade and retain two squadrons of Gripen C/D multi-role fighters for at least another decade
UAE receives second GlobalEye
Saab announced on September 30 that it had delivered its second GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
First F-39 Gripen takes flight in Brazil
The Brazilian Air Force’s first Saab Gripen E multi-role fighter completed its maiden flight in Brazil on September 24 – just four days after it arrived in-country, having been shipped from Norrköping in Sweden.
Sweden offers Gripen C/D to Croatia
Representatives from the Swedish government formally offered 12 new Saab JAS 39 Gripen C/D multi-role fighters to Croatia on September 9.
In-Depth: Saab’s Finnish Gripen E bid
Key.Aero details Saab's bid to replace the Finnish Air Force's ageing F/A-18C/D Hornet fleet with the Gripen E/F multi-role fighter under the HX programme.