Saab AB is a Sweden-based aerospace and defense company that develops, manufactures and supplies products, services and solutions for military and civil security markets. Founded in 1937 as an aircraft manufacturer, the company has diversified into areas including combat aircraft, airborne surveillance, radar and sensor systems, missiles and weapons, naval vessels and underwater systems, as well as command-and-control, training and simulation and cybersecurity solutions.
In aeronautics, Saab is best known for its Gripen family of multi-role fighter aircraft and for airborne surveillance solutions that integrate radars and sensors. The company’s dynamics and weapons capabilities encompass anti-ship and air-defense systems, precision-guided munitions and related munitions technologies. Saab’s naval and underwater activities include shipbuilding and submarine systems, alongside combat management systems and sensors for surface and subsurface platforms. Across these areas it provides life-cycle support, maintenance, upgrades and training services to sustain customer operations.
Headquartered in Linköping, Sweden, Saab serves a global customer base, supplying national armed forces, government agencies and selected civil-sector customers in Europe, the Americas, Asia and beyond. Its business model emphasizes integrated systems and turnkey solutions that combine hardware, software and services to meet complex defense and security requirements, including electronic warfare and networked command-and-control capabilities aimed at modern multi-domain operations.
Over its history Saab has transitioned from a single-product aircraft maker into a diversified defense and security technology group with a focus on innovation, systems integration and export markets. The company operates through multiple business areas that collaborate to deliver end-to-end offerings, from concept and development through to in-service support and modernization programs.
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