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Saab: Ma Activity
Saab moving into formal negotiations with Canada for GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control program, alongside multiple recent defence contracts and partnerships
Source: Defense News
The leadership read
Consolidation of this kind shifts demand toward integration and transformation leadership bench strength in defence technology.
Market context: Backdrop: a 111.1 (Hot) Talent Market Index (up 5.2 on the month) with Americas activity rising (+6.3pts).
Saab: 3 signals in the last 90 days — above the Defence Technology median of 1 across 40 tracked companies; 0.2% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 3 tracked across 12 days.
MitchelLake in this thematic
Our work · 2019
VP Sales (US) / CEO
Multiple (Longtail UX, Genbook)
Americas · Technology/SaaS · founder-transition · international-expansion
Our work · 2020
Chief Technology Officer
Splitit
Americas · Fintech · payments · fintech
Our work · 2019
CEO
Everguard
Americas · Computer Vision Technology · computer vision · bcg digital ventures
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Geographic Expansion · Americas
Advanced Navigation →Advanced Navigation, a deep tech unicorn, is establishing its first US manufacturing hub in Huntsville, Alabama (opening September 2026), with engineering work starting later in 2026 and manufacturing commencing January 2027. Expansion funded by March 2026 Series C ($158M raise). Company targets manufacturing 50% of US sales within 12-18 months and plans similar UK/Europe hubs.
Partnership · Americas
Leidos →Leidos partnered with The Modern Data Company in June 2026 to embed Modern Data's AI-native DataOS into Leidos' HeadWay Mission OS, creating a secure data layer for government agencies that connects cloud and on-premise systems without requiring major system replacements.
Leadership Change · Americas
CSG →CSG has appointed David Jacobs as President of CSG Defense North America, with mandate to lead a new Washington, D.C. office focused on expanding the U.S. defense industrial base and building manufacturing capacity for U.S. defense customers.
Partnership · Americas
Motorola Solutions →Motorola Solutions named Platinum CAD Partner for The Monitoring Association's ASAP Program, supporting modernization of alarm-to-911 data exchange through new API integration.
Product Launch · Americas
L3Harris Technologies →L3Harris Technologies delivered the modified 747-8i aircraft (VC-25B Air Force One bridge aircraft) gifted by Qatar's emir.
Partnership · Americas
Cadence Design Systems →Cadence Design Systems announced a multi-year Design Technology Co-Optimization partnership with Intel Foundry targeting next-generation process technologies starting with Intel 14A, combining Cadence's agentic AI-driven EDA and Design IP with Intel's foundry capabilities.
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