16:30 05.09.2017 (updated 16:40 05.09.2017)
After experiencing a number of setbacks on
the European market, Sweden's major arms producer Saab is pinning its hopes
upon the Asian market amid mounting political tensions in the region. Saab's
main trump card is the next generation A26 submarine, which previously failed
to draw buyers' attention in Europe.
The rise of political tensions in Asia is
believed to be whetting some countries' appetite for military
hardware and possibly trigger an arms race in the region. Sweden's Saab is
looking forward to enticing Asian countries building up their defense
with the A26, the next generation submarine currently manufactured in Karlskrona.
Saab's executives refer mostly to North Korean
missile tests. However, many Asian nations, most notably China and India have
expressed their desire to build up their Armed Forces on land
and at sea. Earlier this year, Singapore's Defense Ministry projected the
number of submarines in the region to increase from 200
to 250 within only eight years. For Saab, one of Europe's
leading submarine producers, this sounds like a golden opportunity……Read
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