Saab Confident in Its Kockums Submarine Builders

The return last summer of the Kockums shipbuilding firm to Swedish ownership and control marked a rare moment when the public, government and industry all joined in approval.

“I think this is one of the first times we have seen a very positive reception from everyone in the country,” said Gunilla Fransson, head of the Saab Kockums Security and Defense Solutions unit. “Now we have a way forward.”

Fransson spoke to reporters Wednesday here at the Euronaval exposition just outside Paris, where Saab and its new Kockums acquisition are re-establishing their identity as submarine builders with a distinctly Swedish bent.

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