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Saab supplying Sweden with firefighting capabilities

Saab has received an order from MSB, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, regarding Sweden’s aerial firefighting capabilities. The contract is valid during the years 2020-2023. The order is for the capability to fight fires with two firefighting aircraft, from 1 April to 30 September, through to 2023. Under the contract there is also the opportunity …

Avioniq signs framework agreement with Team Hypersonics (UK)

29 May 2024, Kista, Sweden: Avioniq is pleased to announce that it has been selected to join the UK Ministry of Defence’s Hypersonic Technologies & Capability Development Framework (HTCDF) agreement. The £1 billion HTCDF effort, led by the MoD’s Team Hypersonics (UK), aims to rapidly develop advanced hypersonic missile capabilities for the UK over the next seven …

Saab Receives Order for Future Development Support of Gripen

Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, to provide future development support for Gripen from April 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022. The total order value is SEK 998 million. The order is an extension of an existing contract and enables the future development of Gripen for the Swedish Air …

Saab receives Gripen order for Hungary

Saab has today signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and received an order for four additional Gripen C fighter aircraft for Hungary. This order follows an amendment to the contract between FMV and the Hungarian Government signed in December 2001 regarding 14 Gripen C/D fighters for the Hungarian Air Force. The …

Scandinavian Astor Group AB

Scandinavian Astor Group – an introduction Scandinavian Astor Group a distinguished Swedish powerhouse in the realm of defense and security, is a trusted partner for cutting-edge products, top-notch services, and innovative technical solutions. The group has two business areas: Astor Tech and Astor Industries. Astor Tech sells finished products directly to end customers, such as …

Saab Delivers the First GlobalEye

Saab delivered the first GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System aircraft to the United Arab Emirates on 29 April 2020. The United Arab Emirates has ordered three GlobalEye aircraft, with the initial contract signed in late 2015. In November 2019 the country also announced its intention to complete a contract amendment for the purchase of an …

Saab Signs Contract for Mid-life Upgrade of German Combat Vehicle Simulators

Saab has signed a contract for a mid-life upgrade programme of the German Army’s AGDUS combat vehicle simulators. The order value is 180 MSEK and deliveries will take place in 2020-2022.   The German Army took a first step in modernising their military training capability in 2017 when Saab provided them with the open laser …

Saab Receives Order for A26 and Gotland-class Submarine Sensor Systems

Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) to provide new sensor systems for two A26-type submarines and two Gotland-class submarines. The contract is valued at SEK 420 million. This order is one of the terms included in the Letter of Intent covering Swedish armed forces’ underwater …

Saab to Supply Wide Area Multilateration Systems to NATS in the UK

Defence and security company Saab has been selected to supply NATS, the United Kingdom’s leading provider of air traffic control services, with Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) equipment at two key sites in the UK. Saab will be providing two WAM systems, the first will provide coverage of the East Shetland Basin oil fields and the …

ÅAC Microtec and Spacemetric partner on smart downlinking of Earth observation data

Spacemetric and ÅAC Microtec have announced today their partnership on innovative technologies for smart downlinking of satellite Earth observation data. The new Bluestone technology will optimise the downlink of imagery from satellites to ground stations addressing the problem of handling the ever increasing volumes of data generated in space. Mikael Stern, Spacemetric’s CEO, commented “Bluestone …

Exensor Technology & the Dutch Defense Material Organisation announce the signature of an 8-year framework agreement

Exensor Technology & the Dutch Defense Material Organisation announce the signature of an 8-year framework agreement for the supply of Unmanned Unattended Ground Sensor (UUGS) systems On January 28, 2020, Exensor Technology – a subsidiary of Bertin Technologies (CNIM Group) – was successfully awarded a new contract with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to supply …

Risk Management in space – 4C Strategies host Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang

Christer Fuglesang, the only Swedish astronaut to date visited Exobar, a repeat event organised by 4C Strategies, on the 19th of February to give a presentation on systematic risk management. The event was attended by leading risk managers from the Swedish public and private sector. During his presentation, Fuglesang emphasized the importance of systematic risk …