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Sweden awards SEK 8.7bn GUTE II C‑UAS programme to Saab‑led team including BAE, Nammo and SISU

Sweden has launched an SEK 8.7 billion GUTE II counter‑unmanned aircraft system programme, awarding contracts to Saab, BAE Systems Bofors, Nammo and SISU. Saab was named lead systems integrator with an ~SEK 2.6bn order for a mobile, modular C‑UAS (deliveries 2027–28); BAE won roughly $180m for the Tridon Mk2.

Discovered 2026-04-02T01:01:25.894511-07:00 | 2026-04-02T01:01:25.894511-07:00

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  • The awards represent a major national investment in layered airborne threat protection — SEK 8.7bn programme value, Saab’s ~SEK 2.6bn lead‑integrator order and BAE’s ~$180m Tridon Mk2 contract — directly advancing Sweden’s C‑UAS and air‑defence posture (see recent national air‑defence funding plan: source:d879eb92-897d-4811-af95-4276426fa512).

  • The programme is a significant industrial win for Saab and partners, strengthening domestic systems‑integration and sustainment roles and tying into Saab’s recent order momentum and programme pipeline (context: source:1b7a8872-d19d-426a-afa7-50bf56d6c849).

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