Saab and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding have come together to compete for the project that will supply four Tamandaré Class Corvettes (CCT) for the Brazilian Navy. Saab will provide, in case the partners’ proposal is chosen by the Brazilian Navy, the complete combat system including the world leading Saab 9LV Combat Management System (CMS). The […]

The Austrian Armed Forces have taken delivery of first advanced BvS10 Mk IIB AUT all-terrain articulated armoured vehicle, said in the report of the Austrian MoD. The first all-terrain vehicles BvS10 produced by BAE Systems Land Systems Hägglunds, which were procured in 2016, are to be handed over to the soldiers of the mountain troops and the Pioneer Battalion 2 already […]

Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for deliveries of the Carl-Gustaf M4, the latest version of the Carl-Gustaf weapon system, to the Swedish Armed Forces. With this order, five countries have ordered the new system since it was launched in late 2014. Delivery will take place during 2018. Since […]

Today Saab successfully completed the first flight of the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft in Linköping, Sweden. GlobalEye took off on its maiden flight at 12.52 local time on 14 March 2018, from Saab’s airfield in Linköping, Sweden. The aircraft, a modified Bombardier Global 6000 jet platform, undertook a 1 hour 46 minutes […]

UMS Skeldar, the joint venture (JV) between Saab and UMS Aero, has unveiled medium sized unmanned helicopters at UMEX 2018 exhibition in UAE. UMS Skeldar is now marketing a new SKELDAR V-200 and R-350 unmanned aerial vehicles in the Gulf region. The Gulf region is a challenging environment ideally suited to UMS SKELDAR’s twin portfolio of medium sized […]

Today Saab rolls out the first GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the media at its Linköping site, Sweden. GlobalEye is an advanced, swing role airborne surveillance system based on a Global 6000 jet aircraft from Bombardier, which has undergone a thorough modification programme to adapt it for its role. The rollout […]

The successful capability enhancement for the H145M continues – successfully launched 70mm Laser Guided Rockets during its firing campaign in Sweden. In the first weeks of December 2017, Airbus Helicopters demonstrated the ability to fire laser guided rockets (FZ275 LGR from Thales) with its new H145M platform at the Älvdalen test range of the Swedish […]

Today at the International Armoured Vehicles Conference in London, BAE Systems presented the next phase of development for the CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) with the launch of the new CV90 MkIV. This fifth generation of the company’s combat-proven IFV family represents the next step for the CV90 concept. The new MkIV offers substantial capability […]

Defence and security company Saab has introduced the Sea Giraffe 4A Fixed Face (FF), a fixed-panel configuration of Saab’s existing and delivered active electrically scanned array, AESA, radar family. The radar is a derivative of Saab’s well-proven family of rotating, full AESA S-band radar systems. In addition to radar performance, the sensor’s low top-weight adds […]

Defence and security company Saab has received a contract from the Swedish Defence and Material Administration (FMV) regarding new Gripen E equipment. This is a supplemental contract to the previously entered Gripen E contract, and is valued to approximately SEK 400 million. The original contract, which was signed with FMV during 2013, regarding development and […]