Saab AB reported SEK 79.15B FY2025 revenue (+24%) — the largest Nordic defence revenue growth in decades. Order bookings totalled SEK 168.5B (+74%), and the order backlog reached SEK 274.5B at year-end (the largest by absolute value in European defence) (Source: Saab Year-End Report 2025).
Major FY2025 orders included Colombia Gripen E/F (17 aircraft, €3.1B), Thailand Gripen E/F (4 aircraft via FMV, ~SEK 5.3B), France GlobalEye (2 aircraft), and a Carl-Gustaf record bundle (ammunition + simulators) to Poland (~€1.1B) (Source: FlightGlobal; Nordic Defence Review).
Saab's portfolio spans 5 business areas: Aeronautics (Gripen + T-7), Surveillance (GlobalEye AEW&C + radar), Dynamics (Carl-Gustaf + Ground Combat Weapons), Kockums (A26 submarine), and Combitech (consulting). Founded 1937 as Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (Source: saab.com).
Order backlog amounting to SEK 187bn (153).
Source: saab.comSaab today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Canadian AI company, Cohere on advanced AI collaboration. The MOU establishes a framework for collaboration on artificial intelligence technologies in support of GlobalEye.
Source: saab.comMaxar Intelligence announced an agreement with Sweden s aerospace firm Saab to develop battlefield intelligence products that use satellite data, including Maxar s new terrain-based navigation technology that allows drones to operate without access to GPS.
Source: spacenews.comSaab developed autonomous drone technology with the goal of deploying AI-powered drone swarms that can be controlled by a single operator.
Source: spacenews.comSaab acquires Swedish company Deform
Source: saab.comBuild at the European defence company with the largest absolute-value backlog (SEK 274.5B) on a 24% revenue growth trajectory (Source: Saab Year-End Report 2025).
Aeronautics + Surveillance + Dynamics + Kockums + Combitech — work spans fighters, AEW&C, submarines, and ground combat (Source: saab.com).
Colombia + Thailand + France + Poland orders demonstrate global customer pull (Source: FlightGlobal).
Public company; transparent annual + interim reporting (Source: saab.com).
Across 5 business areas; growing on the back of record orders (Source: saab.com).
Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget origins; long-arc aerospace + defence engineering (Source: saab.com).
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