18:16 GMT, September 15, 2011 Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), visited Sweden and Saab. Nine Indian companies operating in the defence sector visited Sweden in order to meet the Swedish defence industry.

The Swedish Security and Defence Industry Association (SOFF) hosted the visit together with Saab, with a focus on business-to-business meetings between participating Indian and Swedish companies.

The visitors also had the privilege of visiting Saab's Capability Development Center, where they witnessed an impressive integration demonstration. Saab also presented Gripen, Dynamics, Special Mission Aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Systems, as well as Saab's civil aircraft production for Airbus and Boeing.

"The CII participants were hugely impressed with our broad technical expertise and our long history in the defence sector! One of the key conditions for succeeding with our business in India is based on finding the right business partners. For Saab, the visit has resulted in identifying at least three potential areas of collaboration that will now be explored further. It is important, even in the early stages, to develop industry partnerships that increase our chances of winning business in strategically important countries like India," says Ulf Rudebark from Saab Industrial Cooperation.