Saab Successfully Flies Gripen Fighter with External 3D Printed Parts
Saab Successfully Flies Gripen Fighter with External 3D Printed Parts Published on April 1, 2021 by On Tuesday, Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab announced that it had successfully tested a Gripen fighter with 3D-printed parts on the exterior for the first time. The trial was conducted on Friday March 19 th in Linköping, Sweden above Saab’s facilities. The Gripen fighter was equipped with a replacement hatch, the first external 3D printed part to be successfully flown as part of a Gripen aircraft. Co-founder of the AMEXCI consortium, Saab is of course no stranger to the benefits ...