The Swedish Air Force has carried out the first launch of a TAURUS KEPD 350 cruise missile from a JAS 39 Gripen C at the Vidsel Test Range in northern Sweden. The live firing, disclosed publicly on 21 August, was shown in video form with imagery credited to the Defence Materiel Administration, and it signals a new long-range deep-strike capability for Swedish air power.
The Taurus KEPD 350 is a long-range stand-off weapon designed to hit hardened or high-value targets from well outside frontline air-defence zones. The test also underlines continued integration work between the missile and the Gripen fleet, although no further official details were released on the target, launch profile or any timeline for operational use.
Secondary coverage published on 22 and 23 August matched the official disclosure and confirmed the same aircraft, weapon and location. That leaves the Vidsel firing as the first publicly confirmed Taurus launch from a Swedish Gripen, while the broader programme details remain undisclosed.