Land Warfare

Saab to deliver more Carl-Gustaf M3E1 to US from 2021

16th October 2020

The US Army is an existing user of the shoulder-fired weapon; deliveries under latest contract to begin in 2021

Land Warfare

US Army orders Carl-Gustaf ammunition and AT4 systems

16th July 2020

Saab has announced a $100 million order for Carl-Gustaf ammunition and AT4 disposable weapon systems from the US Army, with deliveries taking place in 2021.   …

Digital Battlespace

Multi-Channel Link 16 Terminal (sponsored whitepaper)

2nd July 2020

01.    Introduction While there have been strong improvements in today’s battlespace with range, speed, and lethality of kinetic weapons, the ability to engage has far …

Land Warfare

Baltic nations order Carl-Gustaf M4

21st May 2020

The armed forces of Latvia and Estonia have submitted a joint order to Saab for the Carl-Gustaf M4 shoulder-fired 84mm anti-tank weapon system. An undisclosed …

Air Warfare

Marshall secures five-year contract for C-130 cockpit trim panels

5th March 2020

Marshall Advanced Composites has signed a supply chain contract to produce cockpit trim panels for the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The contract from Lockheed Martin …

Military Logistics

RAAF C-130J trials Litening sensor pod

31st January 2020

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130J Hercules aircraft has begun flight trials equipped with a Northrop Grumman Litening sensor pod. Mounted on a pylon underneath …

Defence Notes

Podcast: Revolutions in Vertical Flight S1 E4 - The Future Battlespace

20th December 2019

Welcome to Shephard Studio’s podcast series on Revolutions in Vertical Flight, sponsored by our partner Bell. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. The Revolutions in Vertical Flight …

Land Warfare

Guided Carl-Gustaf Munition in test firing

1st November 2019

A series of guided flight tests of the shoulder launched Guided Carl-Gustaf Munition have been carried out by Saab and Raytheon at the Mile High …

Defence Helicopter

New CMV-22B Osprey wing established

16th October 2019

The US Navy has established a new CMV-22B Osprey wing, Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Wing (COMVRMWING) 1, as part of the integration of the aircraft into …

Land Warfare

US government signs Saab ammo agreement

11th July 2019

Saab and the US government have signed an ammunition framework agreement worth up to $445 million over five years, the company announced on 10 July. …

Land Warfare

Saab logs new ammunition order

9th July 2019

Saab has received an order for Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system ammunition from an unnamed customer. Deliveries under the order will run through 2019-2020. Görgen Johansson, …

Land Warfare

Sweden signs framework agreement for Carl-Gustaf M4

27th June 2019

Saab has signed a framework agreement with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to provide the Swedish armed forces with the Carl-Gustaf M4 shoulder-launched weapon. …

Defence Notes

US cyber attack on Iran shrouded in digital 'fog of war'

27th June 2019

A claim by US officials that a retaliatory cyber-attack ordered by the White House crippled Iranian missile launching systems will remain almost impossible to substantiate, …

Special operations vehicles

Death Adder RTV 2

Programme Background The 2nd Commando Regiment currently operates an RTV designed and manufactured by Australia's Bale Defence. These were delivered between 2014 and 2015. Intended ...

Special operations vehicles

Death Adder RTV 2 (Options)

Programme Background The 2nd Commando Regiment currently operates an RTV designed and manufactured by Australia's Bale Defence. These were delivered between 2014 and 2015. Intended ...

Transport/tanker aircraft

C-130H Replacement [Sweden]

Programme Background Requirements Sweden has five C-130H aircraft (designated Tp-84) and one KC-130H. Two C-130Es bought in the 1960s have retired, but the six H ...

Military UAS - MALE

Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]

Programme Background Requirement The FVL-MS programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft utilised ...

Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons

Carl-Gustaf M4

In September 2014, Saab Dynamics introduced the Carl-Gustaf M4, the fourth generation of the widely deployed shoulder-fired 84mm recoilless weapon system. It describes the new ...

Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons

Carl-Gustaf M3

The Carl-Gustaf M3 is the third generation of the 84mm shoulder-fired, recoilless antitank gun which was first fielded by the Swedish Army in 1946. Since ...

Land: infantry weapon simulators

SAVIT

The Small Arms Virtual Indoor Trainer (SAVIT) is a modular system that can be combined in several configurations depending on customer requirements and training objectives. ...

Land: infantry weapon simulators

Carl-Gustaf Sub-Calibre Training Ammunition

Saab’s 84mm Carl-Gustaf shoulder-fired multipurpose weapon system has been sold to customers in more than 40 countries, including US Special Operations Command and the US ...

Land: tactical engagement simulators

STC Rocket DFWES

The STC Rocket Direct Fire Weapon Effect Simulator (DFWES) is intended for tactical training in the field of antitank groups in infantry regiments equipped with ...

Land: infantry weapon simulators

Carl-Gustaf Full-Calibre Training Ammunition

Saab’s 84mm Carl-Gustaf shoulder-fired multipurpose weapon system has been sold to customers in more than 40 countries, including US Special Operations Command and the US ...

Land: fire control systems

Vingmate SL 1000

The Vingmate SL1000 FCS, introduced at Eurosatory 2016, is designed for use with shoulder-launched antitank weapons, such as the AT4, Carl-Gustaf, Panzerfaust and RPG-type weapons, ...

Land: fire control systems, Weapon sights for day use

FCS12

The FCS12 is a fire control system designed for use with crew-served weapons such as the Carl-Gustaf, MK19 and GMG. It consists of an eye-safe ...

Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

Spike SR

Part of Rafael's Spike missile family, the fire-and-forget, man-portable Spike Short Range (SR) EO-guided missile system has operational capabilities in all weather conditions. Although the ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

LAV

Developed by the Defence Division of Komatsu in the late 1990s, the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) is a 4x4 APC designed to provide protected mobility ...

Military UGVs

Multi-Utility Tactical Transport (MUTT)

The Multi-Utility Tactical Transport (MUTT) UGV is designed to be a multirole, rugged, small-unit forcemultiplier. Able to operate in remote-controlled, tethered or tele-operated modes, it ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

V-247 Vigilant

The V-247 Vigilant is a tiltrotor UAV from Bell. Officially introduced in 2016, it features an open modular architecture and can host several payloads. These include ...

Sealift/replenishment vessels

Lewis and Clark-class T-AKE

The Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships (T-AKE) are operated by USN Military Sealift Command to provide multi-product combat logistics support. They were built ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Type 212A

The Type 212A SSK is being built to replace the Type 206 submarines in Germany and the Sauro-class submarines in Italy. The Todaro-class submarines are ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Type 209/1400mod

The Type 209/1400mod is a modified variant of the German-designed export Type 209/1400 submarine. This variant of the Type 209 is in service with the ...