Gripen E goes supersonic

The Gripen E prototype, 39-8, has completed more than 20 flying hours since its first flight on June 15. Saab THE SAAB Gripen E was flown at speeds in excess of Mach 1 for the first time on October 18. The aircraft broke the sound barrier over the Baltic Sea as part of the fighter’s flight trials programme. According to a statement from the company, the “aircraft sustained supersonic speed for a number of minutes, whilst carrying out manoeuvres, demonstrating