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e contract further strengthens Gripen’s position
in the global market as a cost ecient combat
aircra system. Its relatively low lifecycle cost,
combined with Gripen’s capabilities and the oppor-
tunity for technology transfers, proved decisive in the
negotiations.
Deliveries are scheduled for 2019–2024 and
the initial order value is approximately SEK 39.3
billion. e agreement will take eect when certain
criteria are met, which is expected in the rst
half of 2015, at which point Saab will recognise
the order.
LONG-TERM INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATION
Agreements on industrial co-operations with signi-
cant technology transfers are common in major
defence orders. In this case, Brazilian industry will
play an important role in the development process
and will be responsible for the manufacture of the
two-seater version of Gripen NG for the Brazilian
Air Force. Moreover, Saab was a founder the
Swedish Brazilian Innovation & Research Center
(CISB), which was established 2011 and will now
be further expanded. Saab is a member of CISB
along with a number of other Swedish and
Brazilian companies, government authorities and
universities. In addition to research collaborations,
CISB’s activities include a scholarship program at
Swedish universities.
Industrial co-operations help to build skills and
stimulate growth in the buying country, but also
have a positive eect for Saab, which comes into
contact with new companies and forms partner-
ships that can result in new products and open up
new markets. e co-operations also support
Saab’s strategy to be more local and come closer to
customers, to the benet of all the parties involved.
Saab has 30 years of experience with industrial
co-operations and is able to build trust by pointing
to previous successful collaborations that have
produced positive long-term results.
LONG HISTORY IN BRAZIL
Saab’s and Sweden’s industrial history in Brazil
contributes to this trust. Saab has been active in the
country for nearly 70 years, including in commer-
cial aviation and surveillance systems. Several
large Swedish industrial companies have operated
in the country for years. São Paulo, where SKF,
Ericsson and Scania, among others, have plants,
is oen called “Sweden’s largest industrial city”.
ough important in itself, the Gripen order
from Brazil will also play a vital role as a platform
for new business. e deal has already greatly
raised Saab’s prole in Latin America, increasing
opportunities for new orders in the region for
Gripen as well as other parts of Saab’s broad
product range.
SAAB'S MARKET
CASE: SAAB IN BRAZIL
Saab has been active in Brazil since the 1950s and, in October 2014,
signed a contract with the Brazilian government on the development
and production of the next generation Gripen for the Brazilian Air Force.
The Brazilian Air Force’s
negotiating team visiting
Gripen production in Sweden.
22 – SAAB ANNUAL REPORT 2014