Saab has entered into a strategic partnership with Helsing, a defense company specializing in AI-based software technology. As part of the partnership, Helsing’s AI capabilities will be combined with Saab’s product range, and the Swedish defense company is also paying a total of 75 million euros for five percent of Helsing.
Helsing, founded in 2021, develops AI-based capabilities with a software-only approach, which has led to rapid market entry across Europe. The company has locations in Germany, the United Kingdom and France with a total of around 220 employees. The cooperation with Saab will range from electronic warfare and reconnaissance capabilities for fighter aircraft to further sensors and command and control applications in all domains. “The investment in Helsing is another milestone in Saab’s ambition to further strengthen our capabilities and continuously improve our portfolio to meet the future needs of our customers
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Saab-CEO Micael Johansson
“The investment in Helsing is another milestone in Saab’s ambition to further strengthen our capabilities and continuously improve our portfolio to meet the future needs of our customers. Together with the acquisitions of BlueBear in the United Kingdom and CrowdAI in the United States of America, this will also support our international growth strategy to ensure that Saab is optimally positioned in strategic markets,” says Micael Johansson, Chairman and CEO of Saab. https://militaeraktuell.at/wehrpolitischer-dachverband-unterstuetzt-luftabwehr-plaene/ “We founded Helsing because we believe that AI will be essential for democracies to continue defending their values. To meet this challenge, we are partnering closely with established defense companies and combining their excellent platforms with our cutting-edge software and AI. Saab, as a renowned European defense company operating in all domains, is an ideal partner for our advanced software and AI solutions. In today’s challenging threat environment, it is ambitious partnerships like this that lead the way,” says Gundbert Scherf, co-CEO and co-founder of Helsing.
“In today’s challenging threat environment, it’s ambitious partnerships like this that lead the way.
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Helsing-Co-CEO Gundbert Scherf
Saab’s investment is part of Helsing’s current funding round, led by venture capital firm General Catalyst.
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