Over the Baltic in 1963, a Swedish Saab 35 Draken faced down an incoming aggressor at Mach 1.7. By every rule of air combat, ...

The Saab 35 Draken, also known as ‘The Kite’ or ‘The Dragon,’ was the first Western European-built combat aircraft capable of breaking the sound barrier. Actually, the Draken busted through Mach 2.

World War Two ended amid great anticipation about the future of technology. In their race to win the war, both the Allies and Axis developed, tested, and fielded increasingly more advanced weapons, ...

The Saab 35 Draken was Sweden’s answer to defending its vast territory during the Cold War. Featuring a revolutionary double-delta wing, it became one of the first European jets capable of Mach 2 ...

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.