Saab today announces new military radar reconnaissance from land and sea. For the first time, the emphasis is also on selling long-range radar for ground-based vehicles.
A wide radar program: Giraffe 1x, Arthur, Giraffe AMB, Giraffe Giraffe 4A and 8A.
The radar Giraffe 4A.
Aesa stands for active electronically controlled antenna. Digital technology will be included in among the next generation Gripen E’s reconnaissance sensors. Gripen Aesa radar “Raven” is produced by Italian Selex and consists of a customized variant, which should be placed in the Swedish fighter aircraft’s nose cone.
Today tells the Swedish defense group Saab that together with Chalmers developed radar technology so that it also becomes possible to use the radar sensors on both the vehicles on land and on ships at sea. Five new products, including sjöversionerna, presented today, which all use Aesa.
Meanwhile, it is also for the first time into the market with a radar intended to scout very far from the ground. It can be mounted on moving vehicles, for example trucks. Previously, Saab specializes in radar systems for short and medium distances.
New Giraffe 8A has an antenna that is two meters wide and four feet high and can see targets that are available on nearly 400-500 kilometers. This is according to Anders Linder, director of Ytradarsystem at Saab in Gothenburg.
– 8th grade will take us into the named long search radar and an area where never a Swedish company been before in terms of reconnaissance of the ground. We could not afford to develop dual products but now we can, thanks to that we will use the same platform for two different products, he says.
Another novelty is the Giraffe 4A and Sea Giraffe 4A. This radar is half as large as the sister 8A and can detect enemy of about 280 kilometers.
– New with 4A is also it can spin and scout but find it somewhat interesting, it can also stop and stare and see more details, says Anders Linder.
Company also launching Giraffe 1X and 1X Sea Giraffe, a sensor that can see threats or targets at 75 kilometers.
Saab also reveals that modernized its previous reconnaissance systems Arthur and Giraffe AMB. They are said to have got longer ranges and greater coverage than before.
– We’ve secretly in a number of years developing a new generation of radar systems. It is something that Saab made on their own money invested, says Anders Linder.
Can you say how much you have invested?
– No, I can not say the amount. But it’s probably one of Saab’s internal efforts so far.
Other competitors have sold radar systems with Aesateknik for a long time. But according to Anders Linder, Saab has deliberately waited for the technology to be mature enough and that it should be possible to compress properly.
Do you already have customers on the new systems?
– 4A We have contracts for, it will be delivered in 2016. But the client is confidential. We are tightly bound by the customer and can not say, says Anders Linder
8A and 1X describe being fully developed and close to series production.
Chalmers researchers at the Departments of microwave technology and for signals and systems involved. The Swedish Armed Forces stated to have participated in the development.
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