Commander Chris Lade BSc Royal Navy (Retd). Chris joined Saab in 2012 as part of the Underwater Systems group following a long career in the Royal Navy as an underwater warfare specialist and clearance diver. During his time with Saab he has been involved in a range of different projects including the UK/FR mine countermeasures replacement autonomous system of systems. He spent 4 years managing the Seaeye engineering department in UK where he was exposed to the development of underwater vehicles for the commercial market.