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The KFS (Koncept för Framtida Stridsflyg) contract, valued at approximately 2.6-2.7 billion SEK (around $276-282 million USD), was awarded by Sweden's FMV to Saab as an extension of a March 2024 deal. It funds continued conceptual studies for future fighter systems post-2040, including manned and unmanned solutions in a system-of-systems approach, technology development through Q3 2026, and flying demonstrators with first flights in 2027, in collaboration with GKN Aerospace and others.
Saab
company · Stockholm
FMV→Saab contract. Studies, tech development, demonstrators 2025-2027.
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