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SWEDEN,UNITED STATES : Saab awarded US naval radar contract
Publish Date : 26-Sep-2011
Saab, Swedish defense manufacturer gets contract from the U.S. Navy for for supplying multi-role naval surveillance radar system Sea Giraffe AMB which forms part of Littoral Combat Ship Program of Navy.
The contract was awarded to Saab through its U.S. subsidiary Saab Sensis Corp., that controls the U.S. baseline of Sea Giraffe AMB. The company will deliver program management hardware and software adaptations, system integration, testing, and total life cycle assistance to the Littoral Combat Ship Program. This contract is been considered as a major breakthrough for the company\'s naval radar system in the United States
“This is an important break-through for our naval radar system in the US and we are very proud to have been selected to be part of the LCS team. The selection of Saab to provide our Sea Giraffe AMB to the newest and most modern ships in service with the US Navy is a testament to the capabilities of our system as well as Saab as a radar supplier,” says Micael Johansson, Senior Vice President and Head of Saab’s business area Electronic Defence Systems.
The Sea Giraffe AMB (Agile Multi-Beam) 3D naval surveillance radar provides medium-range, multi-mission capability including 3D surveillance of simultaneous air and surface targets and weapons. The Sea Giraffe also provides the proven, mature capabilities for periscope detection and splash spotting. Advanced signal processing allows the system to repeatedly demonstrate highly reliable detection of very small targets such as sea skimmers, anti-ship and anti-radiation missiles, small UAVs, mortars and swarming small craft.
The system is suitable for all typical naval environments including littoral and blue-water operations. Current Sea Giraffe customers include the Swedish, Polish, Canadian, Australian, and United Arab Emirates navies, among others.
