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INTERVIEW
Saab Keen on

Industrial Cooperation,

Technology Transfer

with Korea: Lönn

Saab respects Korea’s need to invest in detection of threats in the air, sea and land
local industry and independent national domains from a single platform. By seam- Henrik Lönn, President,
Henrik Lönn, President,
capabilities and is ready to support these lessly integrating simultaneous multi-do- Saab International Technology K orea
Saab International Technology Korea
ambitions through in-depth transfer of tech- main surveillance and facilitating seamless
nology and industrial cooperation, says information exchange and connectivity, for ongoing operations while boosting
Henrik Lönn, President, Saab International GlobalEye elevates data into a powerful surveillance capabilities. Due to ongoing
Technology Korea. and indispensable asset.
production and faster deliveries, it allows
existing and new systems to benefit from
In an interview with Arun Sivasankaran, GlobalEye empowers Air Forces to con- each other’s strengths and technological
Lönn speaks on many topics, including the front and combat next generation threats advances. GlobalEye’s communication
company’s presence in Korea and the APAC with its long- range, low-signature detec- system is designed to adapt to both old
region, the market potential of its GlobalEye tion capabilities, complemented by fre- and new ways of communicating, including
AEW aircraft, and transfer of advanced quent high-level updates. With complete the latest security needs in the battlefield.
military technologies. interoperability seamlessly woven into
its design, GlobalEye emerges as a tai-
Earlier this year, Saab Unveiled a GlobalEye lor-made solution ideally suited to meet Today, GlobalEye stands alone as the sys-
tem that not only provides cutting-edge
AEW Variant for the Republic of Korea Air the specific needs of the Korean Air Force. technology but also empowers the Republic
Force’s (ROKAF) E-X Phase 2 programme. of Korea with genuine technology transfer,
Tell us more. Do you believe the GlobalEye AEW aircraft operational control, and a path to strate-
is an ideal fit for ROKAF’s needs?
GlobalEye is the most modern and ad- gic independence. Through an industrial
cooperation programme with Saab, the
vanced system of its kind on the market GlobalEye easily works alongside cur- Republic of Korea gains the advantage
and the only solution capable of early rent systems, making it a seamless fit
of enhancing its critical radar technology
expertise. This collaboration also fosters
the development of domestic lifecycle
capabilities, supporting local defence prod-
ucts and services, and ultimately contrib-
uting to Korea’s continued technological
advancement.

How important is region Asia Pacific for
Saab? Is the company currently in discus-
sions with potential customers in the region?

Asia Pacific has been a key market region
for Saab with our products in service with
regional users since the 1990’s. These
initial product sales have grown into a
broad installed base that includes most of
Saab’s product portfolio. Our systems are
in use in many countries, and we now have
a regional HQ in Singapore and offices in
India, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines,
South Korea and Japan.

In Australia, Saab established development

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