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Saab goes supersonic with next-gen Loyal Wingman concept

Saab says the concept will carry precision-guided weapons and team with piloted fighters as it races toward a 2027 prototype flight.

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The future of Scandinavian military aviation was rolled out by Saab at the Swedish Armed Forces Jubilee Air Show at Malmen Air Base in Linköping, Sweden, with the unveiling of a full-scale mock-up of the company's A3-001 supersonic Loyal Wingman autonomous combat aircraft concept.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, EngineeringTags: drones, Supersonic, Fighter, Saab

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The Swedish company Saab has taken a new step in the next generation of air warfare, presenting the unmanned aircraft - the A3-001 - at Malmen Air Base in Linköping. Simply put, it is a drone… A3-001: Upcoming supersonic stealth unmanned aircraft that will operate alongside the Gripen - ΙΝΑΦΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ

Saab recently presented a new project in Sweden: a real-scale model of its concept A3-001, a future unmanned air combat platform that the company proposes as part of the next generation of air capabilities. The presentation, made during the Swedish Armed Forces Air Show at the Malmen air base, allows [...] The entry Saab shows the A3-001 and anticipates how future combat drones that will accompany the Gripen appear first in Military Zone.

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On the occasion of the Jubilee Air Show at Malmen Air Base in Linköping, Sweden, Saab presented a conceptual model of an air combat system without crew called A3-001, a supersonic stealth combat drone. This project shows how aircraft with and without crew can work together in an integrated system; it is a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) or "Loyal Wingman" designed to operate with JAS 39 Gripen E fighter and aircraft for radar surveillance an…

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New Atlas broke the news in Melbourne, Australia on Monday, August 24, 2026.
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