The Swedish Defence Materiel
Administration (FMV) has awarded contracts to Saab to deliver and modernise the
national army's ground-based air defence systems.
Valued at a total Skr600m ($94.7m),
the two contracts cover an upgrade of existing units and supply of new systems
with ground-based air defence command, control and communication (C3) functions
based on its Giraffe agile multi-beam (AMB) multifunctional radar system.
Saab Electronic Defence Systems
business area head Micael Johansson said the contract further strengthens the
company's position in the field of ground-based air defence, both domestically
and worldwide.
"Saab will deliver the system
integration and the integration of the command and control systems into the
ground-based anti-aircraft defence systems, based on our solid and
well-established Giraffe radar systems," Johansson added.
Both systems are expected to feature
command units that can be interoperable with Nato's tactical data link (Link
16), communication systems and combat management terminals, as well as an
upgrade of the current radar and command units.
Equipped with functions such as
planning, evaluation and simulation, the system also supports effective use of
all resources within a ground-based air defence unit, by enabling units up to
battalion level to install and synchronise an array of sensors and weapon
systems based on a common understanding of the situation.
A warning function for incoming grenades
and rockets is also present in the system, with its command and control
function also offering flexibility in terms of selection of effectors.
Deliveries under the contract are
scheduled to take place between 2014 and 2017.
The Giraffe AMB is a two or
three-dimensional G/H-band multi-role surveillance system, designed to protect
troops against enemy counter rocket artillery and mortar (C-RAM) threats in the
battlefield.