D&S 2013: Saab eyes further opportunities across Asia
Saab is using Defence & Security 2013 as an opportunity to show its continued commitment to Thailand, which has become its base of operations in Asia.
‘The Thai defence market has been a top ten market for Saab for a considerable period of time,’ Dan-Åke Enstedt, Saab’s head of the Asia Pacific market, told Shephard.
‘We have committed ourselves to the market through a strategic partnership with Avia Satcom in order to partner a new generation of defence industry in the country,’ he added.
‘We plan to build on the success of the fighter aircraft, airborne surveillance, military aerospace
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