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Saab’s new Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Screen (ULCAS) is a net that allows soldiers to hide from radar sweeps, while still being able to receive GPS signals and radio communications.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Saab, camouflage,… Continue reading Saab camouflage net blocks radar but lets in GPS and radio signals
Normally, Sweden building its first new class of submarines in 30 years wouldn’t be of as much interest, but Saab laying the keel of its first Blekinge-class (A26) boat on June 30 as Sweden waits to join NATO signals a shift in the balance of power in … Continue reading Sweden’s new submarine could shift balance of power in the Baltic Sea
Saab has introduced a passive, lightweight, electronic warfare sensor called Sirius Compact, which is designed to act alone or in an array to locate incoming threats on a variety of tactical levels without revealing its presence.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Saab’s Sirius Compact warfare sensor stays stealthy, locates threats
Boeing has taken the wraps off the first production T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer jet that is slated for delivery to the US Air Force. The first of an initial order of 351, the aircraft features special livery honoring the Tuskegee Airmen.Continue Rea… Continue reading Boeing unveils first T-7A Red Hawk trainer for the US Air Force
Saab and Varjo Technologies are developing a new low-cost, high-resolution mixed-reality (XR) technology for flight simulators to train pilots of the Saab Gripen E/F multi-role fighter aircraft. Called Bionic Display, it cuts the computing power requir… Continue reading Bionic Display cuts computing power for flight simulator mixed reality
Boeing has spliced together the fore and aft sections of the first Boeing-Saab T-7A Red Hawk prototype advanced jet trainer in record time. Despite the two sections being built 4,500 miles (7,200 km) apart, they were perfectly matched and joined in und… Continue reading Built continents apart, sections of T-7A Red Hawk joined in record time
Saab has flown a 3D-printed replacement part on the exterior of a Gripen fighter jet for the first time. The test flight over the company’s facility at Linköping, Sweden, on March 19, 2021, potentially paves the way for 3D-printed parts to be used to m… Continue reading Flight tests 3D printing’s potential to repair forward deployed jets
Hide glue has been around for thousands of years, and some of it is holding wood pieces three thousand years after application. It is made from animal protein, so vegetarians may want to stick to the petroleum-based adhesives. [Surjan Singh] wanted to see if its longevity made it a contender …read more
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Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk Advanced trainer has passed another milestone, with a test prototype flying upside down for the first time. Flown by Boeing Test & Evaluation pilots Matt Giese and William Berryman, the trainer jet flew inverted over a dozen time… Continue reading Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk trainer jet flies upside down for the first time
For [Leigh Oliver], there’s something undeniably appealing about the green on black instrumentation of the 2003 Saab 9-3 Gen2. Perhaps it’s because the Infotainment Control Module 2 (ICM2) screen brings a bit of that classic Matrix vibe to the daily commute. Whatever the reason, it seemed the display deserved better …read more
Continue reading Reverse Engineering a Saab’s In-Dash Display