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Saab and Swiss tied up for UAV development

  • 12:00 AM, May 22, 2009
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Saab and Swiss UAV (SUAV) have signed a strategic business agreement to increase technology superiority within the Unmanned Airborne System (UAS) area. The agreement seeks to develop a family of cost-efficient vertical take off and landing (VTOL) Unmanned Airborne System, UAS, platforms and services, to meet a variety of user needs. This agreement is of strategic importance for Saab and a milestone in UAS development. The agreement covers collaboration regarding design and testing of the Skeldar system from Saab as well as the Neo and Koax systems from Swiss UAV, SUAV. “We are convinced that the co-operation between Saab and SUAV combined with our joint business effort will be a success for our VTOL systems. It is a win-win situation for both ourselves and our customers”, says Pontus Kallén, Senior Vice President Saab and Managing Director Saab Aerosystems.
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