Maiden Naval, Maritime Expo Gets Under Way

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24 September 2013

The maiden Naval and Maritime Expo, NAMEXPO-2013, got under way on the Cochin Port Trust premises.Nearly 30 defence firms, agencies, public sector concerns and research and development laboratories including some global majors such as Russian defence export agency Rosoboronexport; Japanese ShinMaywa, which makes amphibious aircraft; Swedish defence and aerospace company Saab; and Eurocopter besides Indian maritime public sector concerns, industrial units and R&D institutions are taking part in the five-day event.

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Saab Presents First Gripen E to Brazil

11 September 2019

Saab has taken another important step in the delivery of Gripen E to the Brazilian customer. Marked by a ceremony in Linköping, Sweden, on 10 September, the first Brazilian Gripen E aircraft was delivered to start the flight test programme.

First Brazilian Gripen E Completes its First Flight

27 August 2019

Saab today completed a successful first flight with the first Brazilian Gripen E fighter aircraft, 39-6001. At 2.41 pm CET on August 26, the Gripen E aircraft took off on its maiden flight flown by Saab test pilot Richard Ljungberg. The aircraft operated from Saab´s airfield in Linköping, Sweden.

The Trip of a Lifetime for Abhay – Winner of The Gripen Warrior Contest

22 July 2019

Abhay Ashvin, a student pilot and the winner of Gripen Warrior Contest held earlier this year, got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go to Linköping to visit the Saab facilities.