Gripen: An unmanned fighter?

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Saab, maker of the Gripen fighter, is reportedly toying with the idea of creating an unmanned variant in the future as demand for the platform increases. "We expect to produce a large number of unmanned aircraft in the future. However, the military cannot afford dual systems [of both unmanned and regular aircraft]," Saab CEO Hækan Buskhe told reporters, according to Defense News. "This is about finding cost-effective solutions to enable decisions regarding whether a plane will fly with...

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