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Saab Australia’s Chief Operating Officer, Ben Gulliver, has been appointed to the board for The Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre.
Saab Australia (Saab) is accelerating the growth of combat system engineering skills with the launch of its “Introduction to Combat Systems Engineering” micro-credential, which provides upskilling and reskilling for current employees or those looking to transition from an adjacent industry.
Saab Australia is working under agreement with Defence Science and Technology Group’s (DSTG) Intelligence, Surveillance and Space Division, to develop software that supports an experimental research and development tool looking at Space Domain Awareness. This effort focuses on the development and enhancement of algorithms for detecting and monitoring objects in Space.
The modern battlefield presents a broader range of challenges than ever before. Dismounted conventional troops and Special Forces require extreme tactical flexibility to combat advanced threats in complex environments.
Remaining unseen is the first line of defence on the modern battlefield. Requirements are rapidly growing for the protection of forward-deployed elements from increasingly sophisticated Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) threats. If you can’t be seen you are far less likely to be acquired, tracked and engaged.
Saab Australia (Saab) today marks the sod turning of its Queensland expansion and the establishment of a significant facility that will become the base of operations for support of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) deployable health capability (DHC) program (JP2060).
Saab has selected New South Wales SME Global Defence Solutions (GDS) as its Australian industry partner to locally manufacture its combat proven Mobile Camouflage Systems (MCS) and multispectral camouflage screens.
Saab Australia (Saab) has recorded its largest annual intake of tertiary engineering graduates and interns, with 25 new recruits representing the future of engineering across robotic, mechatronic, mechanical, electrical, electronic, computer, software and cyber disciplines.
Saab Australia (Saab) has signed a significant contract to supply the facility wide security system for the Victorian Government’s newest 1248 bed maximium security prison at Chisholm Road, Lara.
Saab Australia has signed a support contract with Australian SME BlueZone Group for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) latest generation anti-submarine warfare (ASW) target training system.