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16 May 2024

ˮ����AV��˵ in cooperation with Saab for the Swedish Navy’s Future Surface Combatants

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ˮ����AV��˵ has been selected by Saab to support the design for the development of the Swedish Navy’s new Luleå-class Surface Combatant.

Saab, commissioned by FMV, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, will design four ships for the Swedish Navy.

ˮ����AV��˵ will initially provide engineering support, including structural design and auxiliary systems, supporting Saab to complete the basic design phase.

During a visit to ˮ����AV��˵’s Rosyth facility in Scotland, senior representatives from the Swedish Navy, UK Royal Navy, FMV, Saab and ˮ����AV��˵ met to mark the beginning of the ambitious new collaboration in naval programme delivery, which follows the Strategic Cooperation  Agreement signed by Saab and ˮ����AV��˵ at DSEI in September 2023.

ˮ����AV��˵ and Saab will also work closely together to identify potential export markets for the Luleå design.  

Mats Wicksell, Senior Vice President and Head of Business Area Kockums for Saab, said: “We are proud to take on the mission to start the basic design of the new Luleå-class for Sweden and happy to cooperate with ˮ����AV��˵ in this project. This is an important collaboration between Swedish and British shipbuilders, and I am looking forward to a close teamwork to strengthen the Swedish capabilities at sea.”

David Lockwood, ˮ����AV��˵ CEO, said: “This is a hugely important programme for the Swedish Navy, Saab and ˮ����AV��˵. Our collective capabilities in Karlskrona and Rosyth will ensure we deliver a class-leading design for the new Luleå platforms.”