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Saab and Airbus secure EUR 549 million Arexis orders for Luftwaffe jets

Airbus Defence and Space placed two orders worth about EUR 549 million with Saab on 14 November 2025 for Arexis electronic warfare pods on German Luftwaffe Eurofighters. The EUR 258 million part bundles AI from Saab's partner Helsing, pending approval.

Verified AI-drafted Saab press release, 14 November 2025

What it does not test. It does not confirm German authority approval of the EUR 258 million AI-enabled order, which is still pending.

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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