‘We can’t build it all ourselves’: Saab opens up to defence tech startups

Mar 02, 2026 326 views

Saab is one of the top 10 defence primes in Europe and, while it previously invested in developing most of its technology in-house, the rapid advancement of AI and other defence and space technologies has pushed it to look further afield, according to Saab’s CTO Petter Bedoire, partnering with a growing number of startups across the region.

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Petter Bedoire, CTO Saab
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