Saab conducted the first test firing of a Diehl BGT Defence IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missile from a Gripen fighter over Sweden's Vidsel test range on 12 June, during the 6,000th test flight of a JAS39.
Involving high-speed weapon release from a JAS39B test aircraft flying at around 2,000ft (610m), the unguided test was "a complete success", says Saab test pilot Fredrik Müchler.
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