Saab offers further industrial collaboration to Norway

Saab offers further industrial collaboration to Norway 

In conjunction with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) submitting
a tender to Norway for 48 Gripen aircraft on the 28th April this year, Saab has
also submitted proposals for industrial collaboration. Today, Saab handed over
supplementary reports of these industrial collaborations to the Norwegian
Ministry of Defence.


“We have been in discussion with over 200 Norwegian SMEs and larger companies
since Saab offered the industrial collaboration with Norway three months ago.
Together, we have defined well over 150 different collaboration projects. As
part of this work we have been able to identify partners across all of Norway's
provinces. In April, we could already guarantee industrial collaboration
equivalent to 100 percent of the order value, but we have since seen even
greater potential,” says Åke Svensson, CEO and President of Saab. 

“Today, I can state that Saab and the Norwegian business community have
identified collaboration projects to such an extent that we can now increase our
commitment, regarding industrial collaboration projects, to at least 180 percent
of the offset value over a period of 10-15 years. Our discussions will
continue,” concludes Åke Svensson.



Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and
solutions ranging from military defence to civil security. Saab has operations
and employees on all continents and constantly develops, adopts and improves new
technology to meet customers' changing needs.

For further information, please contact:
Toni Eriksson, Acting Press secretary, Saab 
Tel: 0734-18 00 18
Hans Rosén, Campaign Manager Gripen Norway 
Tel: 0734-18 44 08

www.saabgroup.com

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Business Act and/or the Financial instruments Trading Act. The information was
submitted for publication on 1st August at 12.00.