Defense giant Saab sees orders triple after Gripen fighter jet deal with Ukraine
- Saab said new orders more than tripled to 65.8 billion Swedish kronor, boosted by a deal to supply Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine.
- Third-quarter sales reached 20.6 billion kronor and EBIT came in at 1.95 billion kronor, both ahead of FactSet forecasts.
- The order intake included a 24.6 billion kronor contract for 16 Gripen E fighter jets for Ukraine, signed in June and booked in the third quarter.