Saab has secured a two-year contract to build mass field fielding platforms for South Africa’s national defense force. The company said Monday it will provide a 200-man system consists of expandable kitchen, reefer and utility units along with a 50-man system comprised of a fully equipped expandable unit and water storage bladders. Both systems will feature diesel […] More

Raytheon and Saab have signed a partnership agreement to update a shoulder-fired weapon system the latter company designed for use by ground troops in multiple operations. Both companies will collaborate to modernize the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon offering and identify opportunities to update Saab’s AT4 disposable anti-tank missile system in efforts to help address U.S. and international military requirements, Raytheon […] More

Saab has secured an order from the Sweden’s defense materiel administration to help maintain Gripen C/D fighter aircraft for the Swedish armed forces during 2018. The company said Tuesday the order exercises an option under a performance-based aircraft support and maintenance contract awarded in May. Services will cover technical system, publications, spare parts, repairs, ground support and pilot equipment. […] More

Saab has received an order to deliver additional Next generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon or NLAW systems to the Finnish defense forces within 2017. The company said Monday the order stems from an option of a contract awarded in 2015. The NLAW is a shoulder-launched, anti-tank missile system designed to hit targeted tanks from above, and be used in a variety […] More

Saab flew the latest variant of its Gripen fighter aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Oct. 18 to test if the platform could travel at a speed faster than that of sound. Gripen E exceeded Mach 1 and sustained a supersonic speed for the first time as the aircraft conducted maneuvers during the flight test, Saab said […] More

Saab has received a contract worth approximately $18.35 million for the delivery of radar subsystems to be incorporated into air-to-air missiles that MBDA is developing under a European multi-lateral program. The order covers the delivery of Saab’s radar proximity fuze subsystems for integration with Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missiles through 2021, Saab said Thursday. Saab’s PFS is designed […] More

NATO has awarded Saab a contract of an undisclosed value to modernize three ground-based phased array radars that were built to help the Norwegian air force military detect aerial threats. Saab said Wednesday it will update software and replace obsolete hardware of SINDRE I air surveillance radars in Norway. SINDRE I is equipped with a programmable digital signal processor and radar […] More

Saab has received a $13.4 million order from the U.S. Army to produce additional  shoulder-launched weapon systems designed to hit targets inside buildings or fortifications. The company said Tuesday it is scheduled to deliver the AT4 Confined Space Reduced Sensitivity weapons to the service branch in 2019. AT4CS RS works to generate a behind-armor effect inside a target within a […] More

Saab has received a contract to install an integrated communications system on the New Zealand navy’s future fleet replenishment ship. The defense and security company said Monday it will equip New Zealand’s HMNZS Aotearoa tanker with the TactiCall platform that works to connect communication technologies regardless of radio band, frequency or hardware. Electronic Navigation will perform in-service support […] More

Saab is considering the possibility of offering a new Gripen fighter aircraft variant to help address adversary air combat training requirements of the U.S. Air Force. Gripen Aggressor is equipped with updated sensor and datalink technologies and designed to support combat maneuvering and networking functions that fighter pilots need to defeat peer and near-peer adversaries, […] More

Saab has announced plans to set up a production facility in the U.S. for a trainer aircraft the Sweden-based company and its partner Boeing proposed for the U.S. Air Force‘s T-X program. Saab said Monday it has begun to identify and assess potential sites for the new aircraft manufacturing facility to be established in the U.S. […] More

Saab has entered the final development phase for a new suite of electronic warfare self-protection systems in a move to expand the company’s EW portfolio. The company said Wednesday it will install one variant of the Arexis product on board the Gripen E/F fighter aircraft. Arexis is designed to feature ultra wideband digital receivers, digital radio frequency memory devices, interferometric direction […] More