Saab receives additional Sea Giraffe AMB contract
Saab has received an additional order from the US Navy to supply the Sea Giraffe AMB Multi Mode Radar (MMR) for the US Coast Guard’s new class of ship, the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), the company announced on 26 July.
The Sea Giraffe AMB has been designated as AN/SPS-77 by the US Navy. It is a three dimensional, electronically scanned phased array radar system that provides high-radiated power, selectable waveforms and modern signal processing to consistently deliver the highest performance across various maritime environments and missions.
Anders Carp, senior vice president and head of Saab business area Surveillance, said: ‘Variants of the Sea Giraffe AMB are currently included in four separate US military and homeland security programmes. We are pleased that the US Navy and coast guard continue to trust Saab to deliver world leading sensor performance and total situational awareness, even in the most challenging maritime environments.’
Saab received the initial order for the MMR for the OPC from the US Navy in 2017. The work will be carried out by Saab in Gothenburg, Sweden and Syracuse, New York, US with delivery in 2019.
Additionally, Saab is also developing a derivative of AN/SPS-77 known as AN/SPN-50 to meet the shipboard air traffic control requirements for the US Naval Air Systems Command.
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