Saab reports strong progress on Sweden’s A26 submarine programme while Polish order drives Baltic shipyard expansion and industrial cooperation
The Polish and Swedish programmes are pushing Saab to increase submarine production capacity at its Karlskrona shipyard.
Saab expects U.S. Air Force T-7A Red Hawk Milestone C to lift production as Indiana factory begins a multiyear financial recovery
Saab expects production of the T-7A Red Hawk trainer to accelerate after the U.S. Air Force reached Milestone C.
Saab advances flight testing of MQ-9B airborne early warning system and prepares for contract discussions with prospective customers
Saab is flight-testing an unmanned airborne early warning system built around the MQ-9B platform.
Saab plans to triple GlobalEye output as NATO and Canada selections reshape the market for airborne surveillance aircraft
Saab plans to triple annual production of its GlobalEye surveillance aircraft by around 2030 as selections by NATO and Canada strengthen the programme’s international pipeline.
Saab lands more than €900 million order for two GlobalEye surveillance aircraft from undisclosed Middle Eastern customer
The Swedish defence group said both aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2030.
Saab and Embraer prepare Gripen production expansion in Brazil with framework for 20 additional fighter aircraft
Saab and Embraer have signed a Heads of Agreement that could expand Gripen fighter production at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto industrial complex in Brazil.
BAE Systems, Boeing and Saab sign UK teaming agreement for T-7 pilot training offer with local final assembly plan
The offer targets the UK’s next-generation pilot training requirement.
CAE and Saab agree Gripen training and mission support framework for Canada, linking fighter offer to local industrial capability
CAE and Saab have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on advanced training, simulation and mission support for the Gripen fighter aircraft in Canada.
U.S. Air Force starts integrated T-7A Red Hawk flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base to speed combat pilot training
The U.S. Air Force has flown the first joint T-7A Red Hawk sortie combining developmental and operational test crews at Edwards Air Force Base, marking a new step in the advanced trainer’s test programme.
UK commits €300 million to Ukraine Gripen fighter jet squadron by 2029, linking air defence support with British defence jobs
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a €300 million UK investment to help deliver Swedish Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, the government said in a statement.
Saab wins SEK 8.7 billion order to equip German Navy’s new MEKO A-200 DEU frigates with combat systems and sensors
Saab has secured a major order from TKMS to deliver and integrate combat systems, sensors and composite structures for four new German Navy MEKO A-200 DEU class frigates.
Brazilian F-39E Gripen fighters join first multinational exercise abroad during SALITRE 2026 in Chile
Six F-39E Gripen fighters from the Brazilian Air Force took part in SALITRE 2026 in Chile, marking the aircraft’s first participation in a multinational operation outside Brazil.