Saab achieves AI milestone with Gripen E
a year ago
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- Saab and Helsing successfully completed the first three flights integrating Helsing’s AI agent ‘Centaur’ into a Gripen E fighter jet.
- The flights, part of Saab’s ‘Project Beyond’, demonstrated AI capabilities in a BVR combat environment, with Centaur autonomously executing maneuvers and cueing the pilot to fire.
- Gripen E’s design allows AI software integration without being restricted to military test ranges or experimental X-planes.
- The third flight tested Centaur’s performance against a Gripen D in dynamic BVR scenarios, assessing adaptability with varying conditions.
- The joint Project Beyond team will analyze flight data and continue training the AI agent, with more flights planned for the year.
- The project is part of Sweden’s Future Fighter Systems program, sponsored by the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV).