(BRIEF) Saab has been awarded a contract worth approximately SEK 300 million from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (VMF) for its Short-Range Mobile Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution. The contract, which will run from 2024 to 2026, will see the deployment of MSHORAD on the BvS10 armoured vehicle for two configurations, helping to outline Sweden’s long-term cellular air defence needs. Saab’s MSHORAD is a versatile cellular solution designed to detect, counter and neutralize aerial threats, adding drones and armored helicopters, covering Swedish forces on the battlefield.
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, January 18, 2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Saab has won an order for its short-range mobile air defence (MSHORAD) solution from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). 2024 to 2026 and the order price is about three hundred million Swedish kronor. Saab recorded the order in the fourth quarter of 2023.
FMV and the Swedish Armed Forces will use the acquired solution for two configurations, both integrated on the BvS10 armoured vehicle, to further define Sweden’s future mobile air defence requirements.
“We are proud that our Swedish visitor has chosen to use Saab’s short-range air defense cellular solution for this purpose. Our complex solution is, in fact, cellular and offers very important coverage for forces on the battlefield,” says Görgen Johansson, Head of Saab’s Dynamic Business Unit.
Saab’s MSHORAD is a vehicle-integrated solution that can identify, counter and neutralize aerial threats, adding drones and armored helicopters, temporarily and efficiently. The formula consists of a cellular radar unit, based on the Giraffe 1X radar, and a cellular trigger unit. , based on the RBS 70 NG, all connected to Saab’s ground air defense command and solution, GBAD C2.
Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring project to help countries keep their people and society safe. With 21,000 talented employees, Saab is pushing generation barriers to create a safer, more sustainable and fairer world. Saab designs, manufactures and maintains complex systems in the fields of aeronautics, armament, command and control, sensors and submarine systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It conducts primary operations around the world and is a component of the national defense capability of several countries.
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