Saab in the UAE

Saab in the UAE Saab Ltd in the UAE is wholly owned by Saab, a company that serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions within the defence, civil security and aerospace sectors. With operations across six continents, Saab continuously develops, adapts and improves new technology to meet customers’ changing needs. The company has around 17,000 employees in 35 countries, and annual sales amounting to around SEK 33 billion, of which about 23 per cent is re-invested in research and development.

Based on products and technologies, Saab’s operations are divided into six business areas: Aeronautics, Dynamics, Industrial Product and Services, Kockums, Support and Services and Surveillance.

Saab Ltd in the UAE is currently part of Business Area Surveillance. With competence centres in Sweden, Australia, Germany, South Africa, USA, Finland and UAE, this business area provides advanced solutions for surveillance and decision support, and for threat detection and protection.

Saab’s strategy for growth includes an increased international presence in selected countries, the UAE being one of them, where the business and number of employees are growing.

A Saab capability centre Saab Ltd in the UAE was established in 2018 and is developing to become a capability centre for the development and production of defence and security products for the UAE and for the international market. Local employees from various countries including Emirati nationals staff the company.

Saab’s plan is to grow the company as fast as possible, develop advanced technologies, establish a local supply chain, build engineering skills and create high-tech jobs, increase the number of Emirati nationals, and in collaboration with local and academia partners invest in research and development.

Proud history, great future Saab’s business operations in the UAE dates back to the 1980s. Products and systems that Saab has delivered to the region include among others: naval command and control systems, naval radar systems, self-protection systems, signature management systems, airborne surveillance systems, sighting systems, field hospitals, training, security, management and communication systems. On order is GlobalEye, Saab’s new airborne Swing Role Surveillance System.

Together with Gulf Air Space Co LLC (GACO) Saab also has a joint venture in the country; Saab Middle East LLC, where GACO owns 51 percent and Saab the remaining 49 percent.

You can rely on Saab’s thinking edge to deliver innovative, effective products and solutions that enhance your capabilities and deliver smarter outcomes.

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