Engineers at Saab had a radical idea for a new jet fighter, the Saab 35—they would use a double delta wing design (which would prove very popular at Saab). Delta wings are recognizable as large, ...

During the Second World War, Sweden maintained a policy of neutrality – yet at the same time expected that if war came it would most likely be against the Soviet Union. The Swedish Air Force has ...

This video captures the Swedish SAAB 35 Draken unleashing full afterburner at the Belgian Air Force Days. Flames pour from the exhaust as the Cold War fighter accelerates down the runway. The raw ...

Saab is claiming to be the first aircraft manufacturer to take responsibility for its product from cradle to grave, after the Austrian air force’s last J35 Draken fighters were returned to the Swedish ...

There's a good chance that even if anyone in the United States still remembers the Swedish company Saab, they'll likely think of cars. The funny thing is, Saab doesn't make cars anymore and hasn't for ...

Developed during the Cold War, the Saab 35 Draken was Sweden’s answer to the looming Soviet threat. With its groundbreaking double-delta wing design and rugged construction, it could operate from ...

Saab as an automaker is sadly no longer with us. Thanks a lot for that, GM. You bunch of accountants and pencil pushers you. But let's be honest, Saab's bread and butter have always been airplanes.

For most of us with a passion for cars, the name Saab has for a long time meant a Swedish producer of four-wheeled vehicles, driven into the ground by the mighty GM during the financial crisis of the ...

While the Saab 35 Draken may be the coolest, most futuristic combat jet ever made, when it comes to bombers that title goes to the XB-70 Valkyrie, a gigantic supersonic strategic nuclear bomber that ...

The Swedes make some amazing flying machines, like the Saab 35 Draken photographed above by Tony Osborne, London Bureau Chief for Aviation Week. It’s so striking it doesn’t even seem real. It feels ...