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Czech Republic orders Saab mobile air defence system for about EUR 155 million

Saab won a Czech order worth about SEK 1.8 billion (about EUR 155 million) for a mobile air defence system combining its RBS 70 NG and Bolide missiles with Czech-made SVOS vehicles, for delivery 2028 to 2030.

Verified AI-drafted Saab press release, 23 July 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish unit numbers or whether the Czech-Swedish production split changes over the delivery period.

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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