Three years ago,
Kockums, the Swedish national submarine manufacturer was sold by the Swedish
government to Germany ’s ThyssenKrupp, but after uncertainty over jobs and boat building
guarantees, it appears the Swedish government is angling for Saab to take
control of the Malmo-based ship-building yard.
In a clear
statement of intent, Sweden ’s procurement agency FMV announced on Feb.
27 that it was allocating $3.84 million to test whether or not Saab had the
ability to design and build the next generation of Swedish submarine.
The move was spawned by disappointment coming from the
Swedish Defense Ministry that Thyssen wouldn’t give guarantees that
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, what Thyssen renamed the old Kockums yard in Malmo , would continue to be a large-vessel producer in the
region. Additionally, the ministry was concerned because Thyssen hadn’t
provided fixed prices for the delivery of two new A26 generation subs and
mid-life refits for the Gotland-class submarine
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