Saab Supplies Ringhals Nuclear Power Station with Surveillance and Protection

Business Wire, Jan 18, 2008

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Saab has signed a contract with Ringhals AB to supply Ringhals nuclear power station with surveillance and protection that meets the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate's requirements. The parties have agreed not to publicly announce the order value.

"The contract is an important step in Saab's positioning within the area of civil security", says Michael Hoglund, Vice President at Saab Communication. "Critical infrastructure for energy production and distribution, airports and harbours are some of the areas Saab will concentrate on.

During 2008 Saab Communication will design and implement a surveillance system that is tailored for work in the surveillance centre of a nuclear power station. The system covers presentation systems, network, systems for intruder alarms, cameras for immediate verification of security perimeter alarms and for surveillance, access control systems and entrance telephony system.

Saab Communication will supply a complete solution for Ringhals that includes all the above systems as a single contract. Delivery will be completed within the year.

Saab Communication, part of the Saab Group, offers qualified communication services and robust security-, tele-, data- and radio communications solutions for the defence and civil security areas - nationally and internationally.

Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions ranging from military defence to civil security. Saab has operations and employees on all continents and constantly develops, adopts and improves new technology to meet customers' changing needs.

The information is that which Saab AB is required to declare by the Securities Business Act and/or the Financial instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication on 18 January 2008 at 09.55 o'clock

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