“The Swedish company Saab plans to set up production in Ukraine to support the development of the country’s independent defense potential.”, — write: www.ukrinform.ua
“We have to help Ukraine build sovereign potential and capabilities, so we need to have a partnership with Ukrainian industry both in Ukraine and abroad,” Johansson believes.
The head of Saab sees the potential for cooperation with Ukrainian companies in the field of drones. He believes that Ukraine can be a supplier of parts for ammunition and contribute to the development of sensor technologies.
Johansson said the arms industry is moving from aid based on donations to a direct partnership with Kyiv. Saab is currently in talks with two or three companies about “how to set up local production”, but the deal is not yet complete.
Read also: The Ministry of Defense offers the Scandinavian countries to prepare and arm one Ukrainian battalion each As Reuters writes, the Saab company is experiencing a boom in demand caused by global tensions, the war in Ukraine and Sweden’s recent accession to NATO.
As reported by Ukrinform, on September 15, the freelance adviser to the President on strategic issues, Oleksandr Kamyshin, said that our country has started its own production of 155-mm artillery shells.