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Saab Shaking Up Gripen Training with Project Skynapse

Evolving AI-augmented simulator-based approach to ‘gamify’ learning

Gripen F taking off from runway — The inaugural Saab Gripen F made its first flight on August 28 from Saab's flight test center in Linköping, Sweden. The sortie lasted around 40 minutes.

By Charlotte Bailey • News Reporter

September 2, 2026

Saab has revealed its plans to shake up simulator flight training for the Gripen E fighter with the launch of Project Skynapse: a personalized, AI-augmented approach to 'upskill' individual pilots. Speaking at a press briefing in late August, Johan Segertoft, head of business unit Gripen, explained that the new capability is intended to expedite training on the aircraft’s incremental software updates: something Saab says it prides itself on implementing faster than its competitors.

According to Segertoft, Skynapse could reduce training for pilots flying aircraft with software upgrades from 6 to 12 months to just a couple of days. “We are ‘gamifying’ the entire training experience, and it will not look anything like it looks like today,” he told a press briefing at the recent Swedish air force 100th anniversary air show at Malmen air base near Linköping.

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