Saab Purchases Autonomous Swarm System Developer BlueBear

Saab has acquired UK-based BlueBear, a provider of AI-enabled autonomous swarm systems for complex defense and security applications By Abi Wylie / 05 Sep 2023

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Saab Purchases Autonomous Swarm System Developer BlueBear
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Saab has acquired BlueBear Systems Group Ltd., a UK-based provider of AI-enabled autonomous swarm systems.

The purchase of all shares in BlueBear is part of Saab’s continued international growth journey across key markets, which include the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and Germany.

The combination of Saab’s innovative products, services and solutions, and BlueBear’s experience as an agile integrator of AI-enabled autonomous swarm systems will be a powerful driver of Saab’s future capabilities. 

As emerging and disruptive technologies such as AI, machine learning and autonomous systems have the potential to reshape entire industries, Saab embraces a proactive strategy of selected acquisitions. 

Through acquisitions and strategic partnerships with companies that specialize in new technologies, Saab‘s capabilities are enhanced, thereby increasing the comprehensive solutions offered for a wider range of defense needs. AI will enable Saab to further improve system capabilities and increase efficiency across its world-leading product portfolio.

Within Saab, BlueBear will be a center for Rapid Concept Development providing expertise and scaling-up innovation.

“This acquisition is another step in support of our international growth strategy as we seek to ensure Saab is well positioned in key markets and to sustain our competitive advantage. BlueBear, as world-leading provider of AI-enabled autonomous swarm systems for complex defence and security applications, is a good fit with our approach of leveraging emerging technologies in the fields of autonomous systems and AI,” said Micael Johansson, President and CEO of Saab.

“For BlueBear this is an important step in our journey as we now move forward as part of Saab. We see many enhanced opportunities around naval, air and land autonomy, payload integration, next generation command and control, AI-enabled defence clouds as well as next generation platforms,” added Dr Yoge Patel, CEO of BlueBear.

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