Avionics - Computers

Two-seat Gripen fighter completes first flight

August 31, 2026

LINKÖPING, Sweden. Saab completed the first flight of the Gripen F, the two-seat variant of the Gripen E fighter aircraft developed with Brazilian industry, the company announced in a statement.

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