Dubai 2015: Saab, UAE deal improves surveillance
The $1.27 billion contract between defence and security OEM Saab and the UAE will see two new-version Erieye swing role surveillance aircraft delivered and the upgrading of two existing airborne systems to the latest model.
Announced on 9 November in Dubai, Saab’s Swing Role Surveillance Systems (SRSS) uses the Bomdardier Global 6000 as its base, and is capable of simultaneous detection and tracking of multiple targets in the air, on land and at sea.
According to Saab, it is the latest evolution of the Erieye system that incorporates Saab’s many decades of radar capabilities across all domains.
Following the announcement,
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