Saab offers Norway increased cooperation
Today, Saab handed over supplementary reports of the industrial cooperation offered to Norway. This is in conjunction with Sweden submitting a tender to Norway for 48 Gripen aircraft.
8/1/2008 | In conjunction with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) submitting a tender to Norway on the 28th April this year, Saab has also submitted proposals for industrial cooperation. Today, Saab handed over supplementary reports of these industrial cooperation’s to the Norwegian Ministry of Defence.
Image: Norway has been offered specially developed Gripen next generation aircraft based on the demonstrator that was revealed at Saab in Linköping earlier this year. Photo: Peter Karlsson.
Saab has been in discussion with over 200 Norwegian SMEs and larger companies since the industrial cooperation was offered to Norway three months ago. Over 150 different cooperation projects have been defined and partners all across Norway’s provinces identified. Already in April Saab could guarantee industrial cooperation equivalent to 100 percent of the order value.
“Today, I can state that Saab and the Norwegian business community have identified cooperation projects to such an extent that we can now increase our commitment, regarding industrial cooperation projects, to at least 180 percent of the order value over a period of 10-15 years. Our discussions will continue,” says Åke Svensson, CEO and President of Saab, in a press release distribute to the market today.
Hans Rosén, Gripen Campaign Manager Norway.
Two of the companies that Saab offers industrial cooperation with were present during today’s handover - Natech and Simrad Optronics ASA. In conjunction with the handover, Saab arranged a media briefing at the Swedish Embassy in Oslo.
“We have received significant support from Norwegian companies, and we are delighted to be able to present two of the companies that we can offer increased industrial cooperation with,” said Hans Rosén, Gripen Campaign Manager in Norway, after the media briefing.