Sweden's premier defense and security company, Saab, is strengthening its relationship with a Brazilian integrator of aero-structures. Saab, manufacturer of the Gripen jet fighter that has partnered in the past with the company Akaer, said it is now financially investing in the company. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesto grow far to quickly, and leaving the poor behind, wont help you future .
May 29th, 2012 - 07:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0but could we aid [others]
Good old Saab aerospace a great uk company sold it last year by bae.
May 29th, 2012 - 07:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@2
May 29th, 2012 - 08:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0BAEs shares when they sold were much lower than when they bought it (50% in 1995, 35%ish in 1998 and around 20% when they sold) because BAE were developing a competitor (Eurofighter).
Besides, there was talk of bribery/corruption about the Gripen winning a few of it's contracts and so they cut themselves out of the deal.
It was never considered a 'UK' company, always a Swedish company, even at 50%
.Some say
May 29th, 2012 - 10:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0BAE, should sod of to America, and sell their British interests to the British,
As they seem to have a strange stranglehold over everything military, and not only good things,
To many British companies have been sold of or bought out, and we are losing valuable experience ,
dam free government
just passing info on.ll.
I stand corrected again N0 3
May 30th, 2012 - 07:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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