More people reported irregularities at the defense company Saab last year, according to Affärsvär;lden, which reviewed the annual report. In 2025, the number of cases rose to 74 from 59 in 2024.
This increase concerns the number of alerts received through the company's whistleblower system, involving reports on issues such as workplace environment, suspected bribery, and conflicts of interest, the newspaper writes.
The company views the higher number of reports as a sign that the system is being used.
“We see the increase as positive. It demonstrates a healthy reporting culture and that employees trust our reporting systems. The rise in reports is partly due to Saab's growth and increased number of employees, but also to improved communication and awareness of our Code of Conduct and Speak Up policy,” Saab's press officer Mattias Rådström told the newspaper.
SAAB AB is a world leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of defense and security systems and equipment for military, space and civil sectors. Net sales break down by family of products and services as follows:
- electronic defense systems (33.4%): radars, sensors, submarine and terrestrial airborne surveillance systems;
- armament equipment and systems (25.6%): military equipment, missile systems, weapon systems, ammunition, armed forces identification systems, camouflage systems, etc. The group also provides security and defense solutions (combat systems, training, simulation, security and communication solutions, air and sea traffic management systems, etc.);
- aeronautical systems (24%): military aircraft, combat aircraft, avionics, etc.;
- naval systems (11.8%): submarines, combat ships, underwater mine detection systems, etc.;
- support services (4.2%): provision of services in the areas of systems development, integration and security, information security, communications, technical information, logistics, etc., and technological consulting in the fields of aviation, defense, telecommunications, etc.;
- other (1.1%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Sweden (41.1%), Europe (25.8%), North America (8.9%), Asia (7.4%), Latin America (4.3%), Australia (3.8%), Africa (0.6%), and other (8.1%).
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