Digital Battlespace

Europe to fund 5G research for defence applications

20th January 2023

The European Defence Fund's 5G COMPAD project will bring together suppliers from 12 countries to work on future military communications systems.

Naval Warfare

Sweden looks to Saab to extend life of its minehunters

22nd December 2022

Mine warfare is a crucial capability in the region, given the vast amount of unexploded ordnance in the Baltic Sea.

Uncrewed Vehicles

European consortium demonstrates autonomous UGV missions

15th December 2022

The French demonstration by robotic ground systems is the fifth of six total held as part of the iMUGS project.

Defence Notes

All the news from I/ITSEC and talking seabed warfare

9th December 2022

The Shephard Media news team looks at all the developments in the military training and simulation world, and discovers the trends and challenges in seabed warfare.

Uncrewed Vehicles

Seebyte extends US Navy autonomous systems support

29th November 2022

Under the award, Seebye will support the USN’s MK18 UUV family of systems programme.

AEW&C

GlobalEye (Sweden)

Programme Background Between 2021-25, the Swedish government plans to increase their spending on national defence by more than 40%, it announced in early 2021. In ...

Trainer

MFI-395 Super Mushshak

The TAF deliveries will mark the first NATO customer operating the platform. The deal is believed to be worth more than $50 million. According to the ...

Fighter - multirole

JAS 39E/F Gripen (Brazil)

In 2016, Gripen’s Project and Development Center was opened in Sao Paulo to allow Sweedish and Brazillian engineers to work together in the Gripen development ...

AEW&C

GlobalEye - UAE Follow-On

The United Arab Emirates Air Force is taking delivery of three GlobalEye (known also as Global 6000) aircraft from Saab. The UAE signed a contract in November ...

AEW&C

GlobalEye - UAE

The GlobalEye is a modification of Bombardier's Global 6000 jet aircraft fitted with the S-band Erieye Extended Range (ER) radar and mission system and designed ...

Fighter - multirole

Horizon 2 - Multirole Fighter (Philippines)

Programme Background The Philippines wants a fighter able to perform score missions such as air-to-air combat, air-to-ground tasks and reconnaissance, including over water. It issued ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Blekinge Class (A26)

Programme Background A contract worth SEK7.6 billion ($872m) for two A26 submarines for the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) was awarded to Saab Kockums in 2015 ...

Fighter - multirole

MRCA - Multi Role Combat Aircraft (Fighter)

Launched years ago, the Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) programme is notorious internationally of the serpentine nature of Indian military procurements. Under the MMRCA, the ...

Fighter - multirole, Trainer

MRCA - Multi Role Combat Aircraft (Trainer)

Launched years ago, the Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) programme is notorious internationally of the serpentine nature of Indian military procurements. Under the MMRCA, the ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Additional A26 Submarine

Programme Background A contract worth SEK7.6 billion ($872m) for two A26 submarines for the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) was awarded to Saab Kockums in 2015 ...

Sealift/replenishment vessels

Delfin Programme - SIGINT Ships (Poland)

Programme Background Requirements Under the Delfin Programme, the Polish Navy intends to acquire two Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) ships to support intelligence data acquisition across the full spectrum ...

Corvettes

Gävle Class Corvette Replacement

Programme Background The Swedish Navy currently operates a total of five Visby-class corvettes and two older Gävle class corvettes which first entered service in the late 1980s. ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Walrus Replacement Program (WRES)

Programme Background Programme Delays There is an ongoing debate about what new SSKs will replace the existing four Walrus-class submarines in the RNLN service. The ...

Corvettes

Visby Class Replacement Programme

Programme Background The current Visby class corvettes had a staggered entry into service with the first entering service in 2002, the second pair in 2009 and the last ...

AEW&C

AEW&C Aircraft (South Korea)

Programme Background The requirement was initially reported in 2016 when it was noted as being part of a long-term development plan, however, reports from ADEX ...

Trainer

Saab 105/SK60

The Saab 105 is a high-wing, twin-engine jet trainer/light attack aircraft developed by Saab in the 1960s. The platform entered service with the Swedish Air ...

Corvettes

Saab Next-Generation Corvette

Saab is currently in the process of designing a next-generation corvette intended to replace the stealthy Visby-class. The project is in its 'pre-studies' phase, but early ...

Trainer

Saab 340 trainer

The Saab 340 trainer aircraft is based on the Saab 340 regional airliner. It is used by the USN for pilot training. The aircraft replaced ...

Transport

Saab 340B transport

The Saab 340B transport variant was developed to meet Swedish Air Force requirements to replace its King Air B200 transport aircraft. Production of the original ...

AEW&C

Saab 340 AEW

The Saab 340 AEW is an aerial early warning aircraft based on the Saab 340 airliner. It is designated as S-100B Argus in Swedish service. ...

Combat Search and Rescue

Saab 340B+ / SAR-200

The Saab 340B+, known also as SAR-200, is a search and rescue aircraft based on the Saab 340 regional airliner.  It is powered by two CT7-9B turboprop ...

AEW&C

Saab 2000 Erieye

The Saab 2000 Erieye is an aerial early warning aircraft developed based on the Saab 2000 regional aircraft. It is fitted with an Erieye PS-890 ...

Minehunters

Styrsö

Four Styrsö-class minehunters were built for the Swedish Navy by Karlskronavarvet, a subsidiary of Kockums, in the mid-1990s. The ships carry mechanical, magnetic and acoustic ...

Air: chaff, flare and decoy systems

IRCM Decoys

Alloy Surfaces’ family of 'virtually covert' pyrophoric IRCM decoys are designed to protect military fighter, transport and helicopter aircraft from surface-to-air and air-to-air IR-guided missiles ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

Rauma

The Finnish Navy has four Rauma-class fast attack craft in its service based in Pansio. The vessels entered service in the early 1990s, but a €70 million ...

Air: AEW/fire control radar

Raven ES-05

Raven ES-05 is a high-performance AESA radar that equips the Gripen NG multirole combat aircraft. Raven ES-05 is being delivered to Sweden and Brazil on ...

Sea: naval surveillance radar

Sea Giraffe 1X

The Saab Sea Giraffe 1X is an X-band, short-range naval application of the Giraffe 1X radar. It is the most compact and affordable naval radar ...

Military - UUVs

Seaeye Falcon

Falcon ROVs were introduced in 2002 as a small platform for use in demanding environments. Tools and sensors can be added to the open-frame vehicle ...

Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar

Arthur

The Artillery Hunting Radar (Arthur) was designed to be the weapon-locating element within a counter-battery system at brigade or division level. Arthur is capable of ...

Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

Flight Training for Pilots

Saab is able to support an organisation with services and training media for all stages of flight training, including ab-initio and medical G-force training, as ...