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# Saab-led Mangrove consortium starts NATO underwater battlespace network project
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-09-01-saab-nato-auwb-mn-mangrove-consortium/
- Published: 2025-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T04:00:06.000Z
- Description: Saab's Kockums division began leading NATO's Allied Underwater Battlespace Mission Network project on 1 September 2025, heading the Mangrove consortium across 12 nations including the UK, Sweden, Spain and Germany.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Saab company announcement, September 2025](https://www.saab.com/markets/united-kingdom/stories/saab-to-lead-natos-new-underwater-battlespace-project?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish a contract value or that the resulting architecture has been adopted as a NATO standard.

**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](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-14\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)