Saab AB
CEO) | |
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Revenue | 51.609 billion kr (2023) |
4.272 billion kr (2023) | |
3.443 billion kr (2023) | |
Total assets | 82.759 billion kr (2023) |
Total equity | 32.362 billion kr (2023) |
Owner | Wallenberg family (38.9%; 48.1% votes) |
Number of employees | 21,479 (2023) |
Subsidiaries |
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Website | saab |
Footnotes / references [1][note 1] |
Saab AB (originally .
The company was formally founded by
From 1947, Saab started producing automobiles, the automobile division being spun off as Saab Automobile in 1990, a joint venture with General Motors. The joint venture ended in 2000 when GM took complete ownership. From 1968 onwards the company was in a merger with commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania-Vabis, known as Saab-Scania. The two were de-merged in 1995 by the new owners, Investor AB. Despite the demerger, both Saab and Scania share the right to use the griffin logo,[3] which originates from the coat of arms of the Swedish region of Scania.[4]
History
Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (SAAB)
Saab was founded by
Bofors started negotiating with ASJA in 1936 to see if they could to enter into a sort of stock sharing
Despite the consortium, SAAB in Trollhättan (previously Nohab Flygmotorfabrik AB) still had to compete with ASJA over contracts and the cooperation never came to fruition. While SAAB in Trollhättan got a few contracts, such as license producing the
The basic initial development was the problems for the
Originally manufacturing aircraft, the company sought ways in which to diversify its business. Before the Second World War, a majority of cars in Sweden were imported from the United States. The US car manufacturers were producing
In the late 1950s Saab ventured into the computer market with
Saab AB
In May 1965, the company name was changed to Saab AB to reflect its broad range of activities.[7]
In 1968 Saab AB merged with the Swedish lorry, bus and heavy-duty
In 1990
In 1991 Investor AB completed a leveraged buyout of Saab-Scania AB. Investor AB acquired all the outstanding shares in Saab-Scania for approximately SEK 21 billion.[9][10][11] Saab-Scania became a wholly owned subsidiary of Investor AB and the company was de-listed.[12]
In 1995 Saab-Scania was divided by Investor AB into two independent companies, de-merging into Scania AB and Saab AB. The intention by Investor AB was to broaden ownership in the two companies later.[13] Following the sale of 50% of the car division Saab Automobile AB to General Motors, the main reason behind the merger with lorry manufacturer Scania-Vabis in 1968 had disappeared.
Also in 1995 Saab Military Aircraft and British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) formed the joint venture company Saab-BAe Gripen AB, to manufacture, market and support Gripen internationally. This co-operation was extended in 2001 with the formation of Gripen International for the same purpose.[14] From 1998 until 2005, British Aerospace/BAE was the largest shareholder in Saab following its acquisition of a 35% stake from Investor AB. In January 2005, BAE Systems reduced its shareholding to 20%. Investor AB maintained a 20% share.
16 November 1999, Saab announced its intention is to purchase Celsius AB and the acquisition was concluded by early March 2000.[15]
In September 2000 United Defense Industries (UDI) purchased Bofors Weapon Systems from Saab (the autocannon and tube artillery interests), while Saab retained the missile interests.
In December 2005 Saab joined the Dassault nEUROn project as a major partner.
In October 2008 the company announced its intention to merge its operations with that of
In 2010 the company restructured from fifteen business units into five business areas; Aeronautics, Dynamics, Electronic Defence Systems, Security and Defence Solutions, and Support and Services. According to Saab the restructuring was undertaken to become more market and customer oriented.[17]
In March 2010, BAE Systems sold half of its 20% stake in the company to Investor AB, which then became the major shareholder.[18] In June 2011, the British company sold its remaining stake bringing its 16-year involvement in Saab to an end.[19]
As of August 2020, Investor AB owns a 30.16% stake in the company (39.69% of the voting rights) and is the top owner.[20]
In August 2023, it was announced Saab had acquired the Bedford, UK-based manufacturer of AI-enabled autonomous swarm systems, Blue Bear Research Systems.[21]
In September 2023, it was announced Saab had acquired the San Francisco-headquartered Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning development company, CrowdAI.[22][23]
Aircraft production
The main focus of aircraft production is fighter aircraft. Saab has been making aircraft since the 1930s, and the jet predecessors of the JAS 39 Gripen were the Tunnan, the Lansen, the Draken and the Viggen. The last civilian models made by Saab were the Saab 340 and Saab 2000. Both were mid-range turboprop-powered airliners. The development and the manufacturing of these aircraft is undertaken in Linköping.
In May 2019, Saab announced plans to locate a new U.S. manufacturing operation in Discovery Park District Aerospace on the west side of the Purdue University campus. The facility will do the final assembly of the T-X advanced jet trainer, which is a plane developed by Boeing and Saab for the United States Air Force.[24]
Organization
Aeronautics
Aeronautics offers airborne systems, related subsystems, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and aerostructures. The business area Aeronautics is responsible for airframe structures for
Dynamics
Dynamics offers ground combat weapons, missile systems, torpedoes, sensor systems, unmanned underwater vehicles such as Sabertooth[26] and signature management systems, remotely operated vehicles for armed forces as well as civil security applications.[27]
Short range weapons offered include the
.Surveillance
Surveillance offers airborne surveillance (including
Industrial Products and Services
Industrial Products and Services was established on 1 January 2015 and comprises the business units Combitech, Avionics Systems, Aerostructures, Traffic Management, Vricon as well as the development of product ideas that fall outside of Saab's core business.
The business units within Industrial Products and Services differ from Saab's other operations by their focus on business-to-business (B2B) customers or because they are not dependent on Saab's principal end-customers. Other business areas within Saab have a customer base largely consisting of public authorities. With different customer groups come different management strategies and priorities. Opportunities to strengthen these operations in the long term are greater in the new organisation. Industrial Products and Services will work with individual growth strategies for each business unit.
Support and Services
Support and Services offer maintenance, integrated support, field facilities, logistics and regional aircraft maintenance.[29]
Saab Barracuda LLC
The Saab Barracuda LLC facility in
Saab Kockums
The
Products
Military aircraft
- dive-bomber: manufactured 1941–1944, 323 built)
- Saab 18 (twin-engine bomber and reconnaissance aircraft: manufactured 1944–1948, 245 built)
- Saab 21(twin-boom push-prop fighter/attack aircraft: manufactured 1945–1949, 298 built)
- Saab 21R (jet-powered version of Saab 21: manufactured 1950–1952, 64 built)
- Saab 29 Tunnan (first purpose-built jet fighter: manufactured 1950–1956, 661 built)
- Saab 32 Lansen (attack aircraft: manufactured 1953–1959, 450 built)
- Saab 35 Draken (fighter: manufactured 1955–1974, 644 built)
- Saab 37 Viggen (fighter/attack/reconnaissance aircraft: manufactured 1970–1990, 329 built)
- Saab JAS 39 Gripen (multirole fighter: introduced 1996, 306 built as of 2020)
- Saab 105 (twin engine trainer: manufactured 1963–1972, 192 built)
- Saab 340 AEW&C (airborne early warning and control aircraft: manufactured 1994–1999, 12 built)
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- BAE Systems Tempest (sixth generation fighter developed in partnership with BAE Systems and Leonardo)
Cancelled military aircraft projects
Civilian aircraft
- Saab 90 Scandia (32 passenger short-/medium-haul aircraft: manufactured 1946–1954, 18 built)
- Saab 91 Safir (single engine trainer: manufactured 1946–1966, 323 built)
- MFI-15 Safari/MFI-17 Supporter (single engine trainer: manufactured 1971 – late 70s, ca 250 built)
- Saab 340 (30–35 passenger short-haul aircraft: manufactured 1983–1999, 459 built)
- Saab 2000 (50–58 passenger high-speed turboprop airliner: manufactured 1992–1999, 63 built)
Experimental aircraft
- Saab 210 (experimental aircraft: manufactured 1952, 1 built)
- Saab/Linköping University Generic Future Fighter.[34][35][36]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
- Saab Skeldar
- Swiss UAV
Missiles
- RBS 56B BILL 2
- KEPD 350
- NLAW (shoulder-launched anti-tank)
- RB 04 (anti-ship missile)
- Rb 05(air-to-surface missile)
- RBS 23
- RBS-15(surface-to-surface and air-to-surface anti-ship missile)
- RBS-70
- Meteor BVRAAM
- Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb
Surface Radar Systems
- Giraffe 1X
- Giraffe 4A
- ARTHUR (counter-battery radar)
Boats
Gallery
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Production of Saab 17
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Saab 18B (B 18B)
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Saab 32 Lansen (J 32B)
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Saab 91C (Sk 50C)
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Saab 29 Tunnan (J 29F)
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Saab 37 Viggen (SF 37)
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Saab Gripen (JAS 39)
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Saab 340B
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Saab 340 withErieye radar
See also
- Datasaab
- Saab Automobile
- Saab Training and Simulation
- List of Swedish aircraft
Notes
- ^ The Wallenberg family holds its stake through the companies Investor AB and Wallenberg Investments AB.
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