by Kathy Gibson | Mar 12, 2014 | Defence Industry News
Saab is expanding its presence on the African continent and has recently opened an office in Gaborone, Botswana. With its focus on military defence and civil security, Saab always made it clear that one of the company’s main goals is to grow and break into the...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 10, 2014 | Defence Industry News
Satellite service provider Intelsat has entered into a new agreement with Airbus Defense and Space, the world’s second largest space company, bridging maritime VSAT services to Intelsat’s High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Epic platform. The new agreement...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2014 | Defence Industry News
2014 will be the first year that global defence budgets will grow overall since 2009, according to the IHS Jane’s Annual Defence Budgets Review from HIS. Total global defence spending in 2014 will be $1,547-trillion up from $1,538-trillion in 2013 – a 0,6% increase in...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 3, 2014 | Defence Industry News
Defence and security company Saab has received steady state support contract for South African Gripen. The order has a total value of SEK 180-million (approximately R230-million) over the years 2013-2016. The South African Air Force has been operating the Gripen...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 20, 2014 | Defence Industry News
As the violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called on the international community to help prevent the conflict from leaving a legacy of even greater deprivation and poverty in the country. High...
by Kathy Gibson | Dec 19, 2013 | Defence Industry News
Defence and security company Saab has received three orders for self-protection equipment for the German Air Force’s Tornado fleet which forms the backbone of the German Luftwaffe air defence capability. Development and production of the order will take place at Saab...
