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Saab To Unveil First Gripen E

Monday, May 16th, 2016

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Saab To Unveil First Gripen E

A Gripen aircraft. Photo: Saab.

Saab is set to unveil the first test aircraft of the next generation Gripen fighter system, Gripen E, on May 18.The unveiling will occur in a ceremony at the company’s facility in Linköping, Sweden. Speakers at the ceremony are set to include Peter Hultqvist, Sweden’s Minister for Defence; Mats Helgesson, Swedish Air Force Chief of Staff; Nivaldo Luiz Rossato, Commander of the Brazilian Air Force; Marcus Wallenberg, Saab Chairman of the Board; Saab CEO Håkan Buskhe; and Ulf Nilsson, head…

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