ANNUAL REPORT 2009 - Saab

In civil security, we have good opportunities to continue toadvance upward in the value chain and shoulder broader yet alsomore far-reaching responsibility for surveillance, security and functionalitysystems, for example, for nuclear power plants, prisons,airports and harbours. At the same time, we have as our aim toincrease the value-added in the solutions we supply.Civil securitySales 2009 2008 2007 2006Approx. SEK billion 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.6% of total sales 7 6 3 3with others’. More and more, Saab is assuming the role of operatorwith functional and operating responsibility. It also supplies a growingarray of services, including training. In the area of training systems,Saab is a turn-key supplier. To realise the tremendous businesspotential in this area, Support and Services has been made an independentbusiness area as of 2010.ServicesSales 2009 2008 2007 2006Approx. SEK billion 5.5 5.4 4.8 4.2% of total sales 22 23 23 20During the year, Saab received several contracts in the area of civilsecurity, including an order to deliver security solutions for a women’sprison near Gatton, Australia. The contract marked a breakthroughin the international market for Saab’s solutions for highsecurityfacilities.3. Clearer focus on servicesSaab’s offering is expanding higher up in the value chain in order tobetter satisfy the needs of its customers. The trend toward broadersolutions and full-service commitments requires Saab to sometimesassume the role of systems integrator, combining its own solutionsIn 2009, Saab established itself as a leading supplier of training systemsand operational support for the U.S. Marine Corps, as well as asupplier of training systems in support of the British Army’s trainingexercises in Kenya. In addition, an agreement was signed withMitsubishi Aircraft Corporation for support solutions, an initialorder for which was received during the fourth quarter.saab ANNUAL REPORT 2009 15