Saab and the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) have launched a strategic collaboration to speed up analysis and growth in unmanned aerial systems and microelectronics.
Under the newly-signed framework settlement, Saab and KSE will conduct joint analysis tasks, interact college students in hands-on experimentation, and pursue expertise growth aimed toward subsequent‑technology capabilities.
According to the Swedish protection agency, the areas of collaboration are crucial for future protection and twin‑use applied sciences. The partnership additionally displays each organizations’ concentrate on aligning tutorial analysis with sensible protection challenges in a quickly evolving safety atmosphere.
Saab brings to the collaboration intensive experience in giant‑scale protection programs, sensor applied sciences, and entrance‑finish options, whereas KSE supplies an utilized analysis atmosphere grounded in battlefield necessities and experimental innovation.
“This collaboration strengthens our global technology research capabilities and gives us direct insights into the new defense opportunities enabled by unmanned aerial vehicles technologies and microelectronics,” Saab deputy chief govt officer Anders Carp stated.
Saab Expands Research Collaborations
Saab’s partnership with the KSE enhances a broader sequence of analysis collaborations the corporate has pursued lately.
In 2025, Saab extended its work with Aalto University in Finland by way of 2036, constructing on a 2017 partnership that centered on antenna expertise, microelectronics, radar sign processing, synthetic intelligence, and hydroacoustic sensing.
The Swedish protection agency expanded its memorandum of understanding in 2024 with Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency to discover joint underwater expertise innovation, advancing maritime protection analysis and operational ideas.
It additionally secured funding from the Nordic Investment Bank in 2025 to fund analysis and growth in autonomy, AI-based command and management, distributed sensors, and superior weapons programs, marking one of the financial institution’s largest protection loans up to now.
In the UK, Saab strengthened its tutorial ties by way of the Innovation Network at Imperial College London, launching analysis initiatives in AI, autonomous programs, and software program in 2025 to broaden collaboration between Swedish protection experience and deep tech analysis.