The defense and security company, SAAB, will take the next step in the evolution of the Gripen fighter system in mid-May 2016, with the unveiling of the first test aircraft of the next generation, Gripen E. 

The unveiling of the first Gripen E test aircraft will take place at Saab’s facilities in Linköping. On stage, Major General Mats Helgesson - Swedish Air Force Chief of Staff; Tenente Brigadeiro-do-Ar, Nivaldo Luiz Rossato - Chief of Brazilian Air Force, Ulf Nilsson - head of Saab Aeronautics; Daniela Ivanic - systems engineer Saab Aeronautics and Matti Olsson - head of production strategy Saab Aeronautics and others will share their views on Gripen E.