The initiative marks an effort by Saab to position itself as a system integrator across the space value chain. It plans to combine its expertise in sensors, communications and defence systems with specialist capabilities held by its three Swedish partners.
Military operations increasingly depend on satellites and related infrastructure for communications, navigation, surveillance and early warning. Saab said Sweden already has strong capabilities across the sector but sees scope to connect them more closely through industrial partnerships.
“With space becoming increasingly important for defence and security, Saab wants to contribute to a stronger and more coherent Swedish capability in this domain by building on our experience in integrating advanced defence and security solutions,” Marcus Wandt, head of Group Strategy & Technology at Saab, said. “Our recently signed MoUs with SSC Space, OHB Sweden and Ericsson are important steps in that direction and reflect our ambition to take a broader role as a system integrator in the space domain.”
Saab and SSC Space will examine how their respective capabilities can support multi-domain operations. The work may combine Saab’s systems expertise with SSC Space’s ground station network, mission engineering, high-altitude platform services and orbital launch infrastructure at the Esrange Space Center.
The agreement with OHB Sweden focuses on incorporating existing and future satellite platforms into Saab’s multi-domain solutions. The companies aim to improve operational awareness, connectivity and resilience across the air, land, sea and cyber domains.
Saab and Ericsson will assess how terrestrial and space-based communications can be integrated. Their work will focus on potential applications in defence, security and wider societal resilience.
The three agreements cover complementary parts of the space value chain and remain focused on exploring potential cooperation. Saab’s planned integrator role is intended to turn those capabilities into operational systems while strengthening sovereign Swedish and Nordic capacity.
