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Thu, May 19, 2016

Saab Unveils The First Gripen E

Airplane Rolled Out Wednesday In Sweden

Defence and security company Saab has taken the next step in the evolution of the Gripen fighter system with the unveiling Wednesday of the first test aircraft of the next generation, Gripen E.

The unveiling of the first Gripen E test aircraft took place at Saab’s facilities in Linköping. Among the speakers were the Swedish Minister for Defence, Peter Hultqvist; the Swedish Air Force Chief of Staff, Mats Helgesson; Commander of the Brazilian Air Force, Nivaldo Luiz Rossato; and from Saab the Chairman of the Board, Marcus Wallenberg; the CEO, Håkan Buskhe and head of business area Aeronautics, Ulf Nilsson.

“This key milestone is proof of our ability to build world-class fighters on time and on budget and it brings us one step closer to first flight and delivery to our customer”, said Ulf Nilsson, head of Saab business area Aeronautics.

(Image provided with Saab news release)

FMI: www.saabgroup.com

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