Robert Wall
February 11, 2026

Saab Gripen

Saab has begun flying the Gripen fighter with artificial intelligence agents.

Credit: Saab

The first Swedish Air Force F-39F two-seat Gripen is still weeks from rolling off Saab’s production line, but that is not stopping Sweden from ramping up efforts to define what comes next. Saab plans to fly a fighter-size uncrewed aircraft next year to begin airborne testing of technologies that…

Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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