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Saab tests its own AI agents on Gripen E fighter for autonomous beyond visual range air combat
Saab said on November 3 that its internally developed artificial intelligence agents controlled a Gripen E during flight trials of beyond-visual-range air combat. The agents, developed by Saab’s Advanced Programs division and trained through its AI Fighter Pilot Academy, performed tactical maneuvering and target tracking on the fighter’s software-defined avionics architecture. The in-house campaign follows the 2025 Project Beyond trials, which used Helsing’s Centaur agent against a human-flown Gripen D. Saab is using the flight work to develop autonomy for future crewed and uncrewed combat aircraft while leaving safety-critical flight systems separate.