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17 Jun 2019

Vricon wins Army award for One World Terrain, #Vricon

Vricon to support Army’s Common Synthetic Environment June 14, 2019 The Army Contracting Command – Orlando awarded Vricon a contract for the One World Terrain capability of the Common Synthetic Environment. The Common Synthetic Environment is the platform enabler of the Synthetic Training Environment that will allow units and soldiers to conduct realistic, multi-echelon, collective …

14 Jun 2019

Saab’s Gripen offer to Finland includes GlobalEye

Saab announces that its Gripen offer to Finland, submitted in January this year, also includes two GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft. GlobalEye is a strategic asset, which can be in operation 24/7 for airspace and ground surveillance. Such AEW&C capability would increase Finland’s situational awareness and provide increased pre-warning time, supporting the …

11 Jun 2019

Saab Receives Order from the U.S. for Sea Giraffe MMR

Saab has received an additional order from the U.S. Navy for the Sea Giraffe Multi Mode Radar (MMR) for the Coast Guard’s offshore patrol cutter. This additional order exercises an option on an existing contract which was initially awarded in 2017 and includes multiple line item options for additional Sea Giraffe MMR systems. The initial …

3 Jun 2019

Vricon to move Swedish offices to Ebbepark in 2021

Vricon signed an agreement to expand its offices to the new Ebbepark office park under construction in Linköping. The agreement with Vricon is another step in establishing Ebbepark as a hub for business ideas, innovation, and entrepreneurship. June 3, 2019 “With Vricon’s agreement, we receive affirmation that Ebbepark is an attractive area for companies expanding …

15 May 2019

Saab Presents Updated Sirius Passive Sensor Offer

Saab presents an updated offer based on its Sirius suite of passive sensor systems for the air, land and sea domains. Sirius represents a full range of capabilities based on a common architecture and with a domain-specific edge- for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, beyond the scope of individual sensors. The updated offer starts with …

14 May 2019

United Kingdom’s Royal Navy Acquires Saab’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Training System

Saab has received an order to provide the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy with the AUV62-AT anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training system. Delivery is expected to take place in 2019. Saab has received this order in collaboration with the UK-based company QinetiQ. The order comprises of Saab’s AUV62-AT autonomous underwater vehicle system. This system is a cost-efficient …

10 May 2019

Carmenta technologies in battlefield acoustics

Microflown AVISA, based in the Netherlands, is NATO’s unicorn in battlefield acoustics. For displaying the acoustic localisations of its cross nations mesh radio networked vehicle mounted mobile sound ranging array on “moving maps”, Microflown AVISA has chosen Carmenta Engine as the core product. “We are really pleased to be able to kick-start this cooperation and …

10 May 2019

Carmenta technologies in battlefield acoustics

Microflown AVISA, based in the Netherlands, is NATO’s unicorn in battlefield acoustics. For displaying the acoustic localisations of its cross nations mesh radio networked vehicle mounted mobile sound ranging array on “moving maps”, Microflown AVISA has chosen Carmenta Engine as the core product. “We are really pleased to be able to kick-start this cooperation and …

9 May 2019

Saab announces new U.S. site for advanced manufacturing and production

Saab announces a new site for advanced manufacturing and production in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America. The site will be located at the Purdue University-affiliated Discovery Park District. Saab intends to invest US$ 37 million over the coming years from 2020. The initial focus for the site will be aeronautical engineering; producing major …

17 Apr 2019

New Swedish SIGINT ship launched in Gdynia

Nauta Shiprepair Yard has completed the next milestone in the construction of the Swedish SIGINT ship for the Royal Swedish Navy. Outfitting and equipment installation will take place in Nauta Shiprepair Yard, after which the vessel will undergo harbour and sea trials. The ship will then sail to Saab’s shipyard in Karlskrona to complete outfitting …

15 Apr 2019

Saab Receives Order from the US Navy for Sea Giraffe AMB

Saab has received an additional order for the Sea Giraffe AMB naval radar, designated AN/SPS-77 by the U.S. Navy, for installation on the U.S. Navy’s newest Littoral Combat Ships LCS 36 and LCS 38. The order, placed by General Dynamics, is further testament to Saab’s continued growth in the U.S. market. Saab received the first …

11 Apr 2019

Saab Receives Order for Carl-Gustaf Ammunition to the Australian Army

Saab has received an order for deliveries of Carl-Gustaf® ammunition to the Australian Army, the total order value is SEK 168 million and deliveries are expected to take place in 2020. In September 2018, the Australian Army placed an order for deliveries of the newest version of the system – Carl-Gustaf M4. “We are …