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Divergent and Saab Announce Delivery of Fuselages for Vehicle Integration and Flight Testing: Record-Breaking Size for a Laser Powder Bed Fusion Structure

Today, Divergent Technologies, Inc. (Divergent) and Saab announced the delivery of initial fuselages for a Saab future product concept of an autonomous aircraft.

articleSaab Ab Class BDecember 10, 20253/company/saab-ab-class-b/news/divergent-and-saab-announce-delivery-of-fuselages-for-vehicle-integration-and-flight-testing-record-breaking-size-for-a-laser-powder-bed-fusion-structure
Divergent and Saab Announce Delivery of Fuselages for Vehicle Integration and Flight Testing: Record-Breaking Size for a Laser Powder Bed Fusion Structure

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