Saab Stories

The image of the first Brazilian Gripen E during its first flight has been seen by a worldwide audience. We spoke to the man behind the picture – and what flying photography is all about. Enter the world of our colleague Linus Svensson.

On 26 October Saab received an order to provide and integrate the combat system for the Finnish Navy’s new Pohjanmaa-class corvettes within the Squadron 2020 programme. Here is an overview of what this means.

In order to be at the front edge of technical development and new ways of thinking, Saab leads or participates in several research and development projects. In one of the latest, the project resulted in the increased capability for the development of new energy-efficient aerial vehicles platform concepts. The result was of such a value it also received an award of excellence from the project organiser, ITEA (Information Technology for European Advancement).  

Former racing driver Charlotte Haegermark has the mission to foster an entrepreneurial mentality within Saab. The aim is to become a ‘hothouse’ of new ideas and collaborations.

High-tempo decision making in the confined environment of a ship is certainly challenging.  With our 9LV Combat Management System we enable the operators to make the right decisions, fast.  Here we list 5 quick facts.

What weighs almost 30.000 tonnes, is ready to travel across the globe and carries state of the art hospital facilities, trauma and intensive care units and a pressure chamber? The answer is, the Norwegian Navy’s new support vessel KNM Maud, currently based in Bergen, Norway. The onboard hospital has been designed and partly equipped by Saab. It may be limited by the space available inside a ship, but when it comes to intensive- and trauma care it is as capable as a medium to large land based Norwegian hospital.

Modern warfare is changing at a rapid pace and forces can no longer make do with missile systems that might struggle to face up to tomorrow’s threats. To combat this problem, Saab has implemented a hands-on design, development and support process to provide clients with a truly future-proof missile system – the RBS15 Gungnir.

When a fighter gets damaged in battle, the pilot must typically get the jet back to base for repair. But a new project at Saab is examining how 3D printing can be used to repair battle damaged fighters in the field.

During spring, Saab has engaged in a collaboration with the startup Centropy in order to research new ways of cooling electronics. The first proof-of-concept is now being finalized and findings and lessons learned are now being implemented both in Saab and Centropy.

Saab’s commitment to innovation has seen Artificial Intelligence become increasingly vital to the company’s R&D and production operations