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  • Saab to Update Australian Navy's Submarine Control Mgmt & Monitoring System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab to Update Australian Navy’s Submarine Control Mgmt & Monitoring System

    Saab has received an $18.8 million contract to update a system that works to help the Australian navy manage and monitor systems of Collins-class submarines. The company said Wednesday it will provide an updated Integrated Ship Control Management and Monitoring System along with spares for four submarines under the from ASC, the prime contractor on Australia’s Collins-class platform. ISCMMS is […] More

  • Saab Unveils Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab Unveils Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft

    Saab has unveiled a new airborne surveillance platform the company built for United Arab Emirates as part of an aircraft development and production contract awarded in 2015. The company said Friday its GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft is derived from Bombardier‘s Global 6000 model and equipped with an extended-range Erieye radar technology. GlobalEye is designed to support […] More

  • Saab Receives Swedish Navy Tactical Data Link Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab Receives Swedish Navy Tactical Data Link Order

    Saab has received an $18.6 million order from Sweden’s defense materiel administration to equip Swedish navy platforms with multitactical data links. The company said Tuesday it will provide Link 16 and Link 22 to the military service and update the 9LV Combat Management System on board the branch’s surface warfare vessels. Saab designed its 9LV CMS is designed to function as […] More

  • Saab Highlights Features of Swordfish Maritime Patrol Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab Highlights Features of Swordfish Maritime Patrol Aircraft

    Saab has said its Swordfish maritime patrol aircraft is designed to feature reduced size, weight and power requirements than large “airliner-type” MPAs. The company said Monday Swordfish integrates Bombardier‘s Global 6000 long-range aircraft, General Dynamics‘ acoustics processor and Saab’s airborne surveillance systems. Swordfish works to operate for approximately 13 hours and provide a payload capacity of up to six torpedoes, […] More

  • Saab Gets Potential $171M Swedish Gripen Operational Support Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab Gets Potential $171M Swedish Gripen Operational Support Order

    Saab has received a potential $171 million order to provide operational and development services for Sweden’s fleet of Gripen fighter aircraft. The company said Monday it will help the Sweden defense materiel administration operate rigs, simulators and test aircraft as part of the agency’s efforts to verify and validate systems of Gripen C/D and E variants. Saab will also […] More

  • Reports: Boeing to Mull Participation in Canada’s Fighter Jet Replacement Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reports: Boeing to Mull Participation in Canada’s Fighter Jet Replacement Competition

    Boeing has not yet decided whether to propose its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft for a potential $14.5 billion contract to replace Canada’s fleet of CF-18 fighter planes, Flightglobal reported Tuesday. The Chicago-based aerospace company said in a statement it will assess its participation in Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project once the Canadian government provides the […] More

  • Saab, Avioniq to Integrate Airborne C2, Threat Analyzer Offerings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab, Avioniq to Integrate Airborne C2, Threat Analyzer Offerings

    Saab has agreed to integrate its air and airborne command-and-control technology offerings with Avioniq Awareness Sweden‘s threat analysis platform. The 9Air and 9Airborne C2 systems will feature the Rattlesnake engine designed to help fighter aircraft controllers recognize adversarial threats beyond visual range in real time, Saab said Tuesday. Saab’s C2 systems are built to support air […] More

  • Saab Establishes Tech Devt Center, Electronic Warfare Unit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab Establishes Tech Devt Center, Electronic Warfare Unit

    Saab has opened a technology development center in Tampere, Finland, that includes a unit focused on electronic warfare systems. The center will support Saab’s efforts to produce EW technology for Gripen E/F fighter jets, airborne early warning and control aircraft and land-based electronic support measures/electronic intelligence systems, the company said Wednesday. Hakan Buskhe, president and CEO […] More

  • Saab to Support EU-Funded Unmanned Maritime Tech Research Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab to Support EU-Funded Unmanned Maritime Tech Research Project

    Saab has been selected to join a European Union-funded research project that seeks to demonstrate the use of unmanned systems to increase situational awareness in naval environments. The OCEAN2020 project will include two live demonstrations slated to occur off the Italian Mediterranean coast sometime in 2019 and in the Baltic Sea during 2020, Saab said Tuesday. Saab will […] More

  • Saab to Demo Anti-Submarine Warfare Training System for US Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab to Demo Anti-Submarine Warfare Training System for US Navy

    The U.S. Navy is set to evaluate an anti-submarine warfare training system from Saab as part of the military branch’s Foreign Comparative Testing Program. Saab said Tuesday it will demonstrate the AUV62-AT system this summer as the Navy looks to replace the service branch’s current platform for an undersea warfare training range. Gorgen Johansson, a senior vice president at Saab and head […] More

  • Patria Orders $118M in Saab Systems for Finnish Navy Fast Attack Craft Modernization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Patria Orders $118M in Saab Systems for Finnish Navy Fast Attack Craft Modernization

    Saab has received a potential $117.9 million order from Finland-based defense company Patria to provide various systems for integration into the Finnish navy’s fast attack crafts. The order is for the 9LV Combat Management System, 9LV Fire Control System with  the Ceros 200 fire control director and the Trackfire Remote Weapon Station, Saab said Thursday. Patria serves as the prime contractor […] More

  • Research and Markets: Soldier Modernization Programs to Help Drive Man-Portable Electronics Market Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Soldier Modernization Programs to Help Drive Man-Portable Electronics Market Growth

    A new Research and Markets report predicts the global man-portable military electronics market will reach $6.4 billion by 2027 with a compound annual growth rate of 3.29 percent due to the increasing complexity of modern warfare techniques and soldier modernization efforts. The company said Friday it expects the communication segment to hold a market share of 56.7 percent over the […] More