Private company

Saab Group

Swedish aerospace and defense company

Saab AB (originally , lit. 'The Swedish Aeroplane Corporation', acronym SAAB), with subsidiaries collectively known as the Saab Group (Swedish: Saabgruppen), is a Swedish aerospace and defence company primarily operating from Sweden. The company is headquartered in Stockholm, but its development and manufacturing operations are undertaken in Linköping.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1937Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry, armory, aviation, defence industry, weapons industry1
  • HeadquartersStockholm1
  • Founded inTrollhättan1
  • Websitewww.saab.com
  • Legal formaktiebolag1
  • Listed onOMX AB (SAAB B)1

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Leadership

Who has led Saab Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Micael Johansson2019–now

Chair

  1. Marcus Wallenberg2006–now
197019801990200020102020
Board members and other officers (1)

Products and brands

  • air traffic control

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • Kockums
  • Saab (Switzerland)
  • Saab Aeronáutica Montagens
  • Saab Surveillance
  • Sensis Corporation

Also owns

  • Saab Dynamics

Former owners and parents

  • Saab-Scania Sep 1, 1969 to 1995

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1945Acquired Saab Automobile1
  2. Succeeded AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädernas Aeroplanavdelning1

Employees over time

  • 202422,0001

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2018$3.2B1

Timeline

  1. Oct 2019New chief executive Micael Johansson becomes CEO1
  2. Sep 1, 1969Acquired Acquired by Saab-Scania1
  3. 1937Founded Founded in Trollhättan1

Sources

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