Saab Training Systems and EADS enter joint venture in Germany
Saab Training Systems of Huskvarna, Sweden has entered a joint venture with EADS Deutschland GmbH, Munich, Germany. Saab is buying into the part of EADS Defence Electronics operations in Friedrichshafen/Germany that concerns the development and sales of products in live training.
“Germany is one of our most advanced customers and we now want to invest even more in a local presence. With the company’s knowledge of system integration, EADS complements our portfolio for the German armed forces. Together, we will be able to offer a complete training concept to the army,” says Johan Ohlson, CEO, Saab Training Systems.
Germany has been one of Saab Training Systems’ most important customers for many years. The German army trains with very advanced simulation equipment from Saab. Saab has been handling training, technical operations and support for all simulation equipment at the Gefechtsübungszentrum GÜZ, Germany’s most important and largest combat training facility, for over a year.
EADS, which is one of Europe’s largest defence companies, is a major supplier to the German army. Among other things, EADS Defence Electronics was a part of the consortium that built GÜZ, and is now also developing and supplying Germany’s future soldier system (IdZ).
Collaboration between Saab and EADS will entail Saab making investments in Germany to become a complete supplier of live training equipment. By entering this joint venture, we can take comprehensive responsibility for solutions – from individual products to advanced system solutions.
"The engineering and system integration experience of EADS for the German CTC in the area of Altmark, near Magdeburg, will enable us, together with SAAB, as a market leader in CTC, to develop future features for the dedicated training of soldiers in hostile environments and for combat in urban terrain including suitable training devices and post event analysis – an interesting JV on the market place, said Bernhard Gerwert, CEO and President of EADS Defence Electronics.
The collaboration entails Saab buying 70% of EADS’ live training CTC subsidiary in Friedrichshafen.
Saab Training Systems develops, manufactures and markets advanced military training equipment, such as laser simulator systems, instrumented training systems and target equipment, and provides service and maintenance for training systems.
EADS Defence Electronics is the Group´s Sensors, Avionics and Electronic Warfare House and is an integrated part of the EADS Defence and Security Systems Division (DS). With revenues of about €5.4 billion in 2004 and roughly 24,000 employees across ten nations, DS forms the defence pole within EADS. It offers integrated systems solutions to the new challenges confronting armed forces and homeland security units. It is active in the areas of military aircraft, missile systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems with manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), battlefield management systems, defence electronics, sensors and avionics, and related services. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2004, EADS generated revenues of €31.8 billion and employed a workforce of about 110,000.
Saab is one of the world’s leading high-technology companies, with its main operations focusing on defense, aviation and space. The Group covers a broad spectrum of competencies and capabilities in systems integration.
For further information please contact:
Stefan Dahlkild, Program Manager, Saab Training Systems.
Phone: +46 (0)36 388760, +46 (0)703-19 87 60, e-mail: stefan.dahlkild@sts.saab.se
Johan Ohlson, CEO Saab Training Systems AB,
Phone: +46 (0)36 388610
Lothar Belz, Sr. Manager Press & Internal Communication, EADS Defence Electronics
Phone: +49 (0) 731 392 3681, e-mail: lothar.belz@eads.com
www.saab.se
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