Saab to provide Giraffe AMB radars to Australia

Article Posted on : - Jul 03, 2010

The Giraffe AMB radar system. A Saab photo

STOCKHOLM (BNS): Swedish defence company Saab has received a contract worth over $24 million (MSEK 190) to provide Giraffe AMB surveillance radar systems to the Australian Defence Force.

The company received the contract from the Australian Defence Material Organisation, it announced on Friday.

The Giraffe radars have been designed for simultaneous air defence, air and sea surveillance and air/land integration, military air traffic control and rocket, artillery and mortar alert.

The radar system has been deployed in the armed forces of Sweden, France, UK and some other countries.

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