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Sweden orders 22 Saab combat boats for about EUR 80 million

Sweden's FMV ordered 22 further CB90 Next Generation combat boats from Saab's Docksta shipyard, worth about SEK 900 million (about EUR 80 million), with deliveries continuing over coming years.

Verified AI-drafted Saab press release, 4 July 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish the total CB90 fleet size this order brings Sweden to.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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