Creating time to act and counter any threat
A naval warship is a powerful asset, but without the ability to detect, classify, and counter today’s advanced threats, even the strongest surface combatant can become vulnerable. The Sea Giraffe Multi-Sensor Solution has a compact design and low weight, which allows the sensors to be placed in an optimal location to achieve the best possible range and performance.
Depending on the user’s operational needs and ship designs the Sea Giraffe Multi-Sensor Solution can be configured as a rotating solution comprising the Sea Giraffe 4A and Sea Giraffe 1X or as a fixed face solution with the Sea Giraffe 4A Fixed Face (FF) and the Sea Giraffe 1X. This combination of sensors pro-vides simultaneous medium-to-long range air surveillance and short-range air and surface surveillance, and it provides naval forces with the ability to detect threats regardless of size, speed, shape and sophistication.
Addressing hypersonic threats
In the modern naval combat environment, naval forces may have to face threats travelling at several times the speed of sound – hypersonic missiles. Relying on traditional radars can place them in harm’s way, because traditional radar systems lack the high update rate required for detecting and tracking such threats. And when the radar finally identifies them, it is too late: leaving no time to act before the missiles reach their targets. In such a situation, you need a radar that is able to start tracking targets not within seconds, but within a fraction of a second. The Sea Giraffe Multi-Sensor Solution has that capability because it is empowered with Saab’s Hypersonic Detection Mode.
The Hypersonic Detection Mode is based on Saab’s next generation track-while-scan technology. The extremely quick track formation time and high update rate makes it possible to track any number of targets, including stealthy ones, in all types of conditions. The Hypersonic Detection Mode is optimized for the Sea Giraffe 4A FF configuration that belongs to Saab’s multi-functional family of S-band AESA ra-dar systems.
Why compromise ship survival?
Super- and hypersonic speed, stealth design, small, slow and low observable drones, advanced rocket, artillery and mortar systems are all growing concerns for anyone operating in the naval combat environment. Why? Because most traditional sensor systems are not up to the challenge. Traditional systems cannot provide simultaneous medium-to-long range air surveillance and short-range air and surface surveillance in a single solution, but Saab’s Sea Giraffe Multi-Sensor Solution can. It has the ability to detect and track anything from small and slow targets to hypersonic ones, and to do it si-multaneously. Having two independent radars also means the user gets full redundancy in their self-defence capability, allowing them to secure ship survival. A combination of different frequency bands offers a unique possibility to operate with optimised performance in all conditions such as weather variations or jamming.
Prepared and ready
The technological evolution is an ongoing challenge. With new threats continuously advancing, naval assets previously considered safe can now be at risk. With the Sea Giraffe Mul-ti-Sensor Solution, Saab supports its customers in being prepared and ready to deploy the multi-functional advan-tage, today. Born and raised in one of the world’s most demanding maritime environments, the Sea Giraffe radar range is designed to meet any challenge in the extreme littorals.
Sea Giraffe 1X – lightweight multi-mission radar
Based on over 60 years of radar development, this multi-purpose, lightweight 3D AESA radar system, operates on the X-band and offers outstanding performance. Sea Giraffe 1X makes maritime platforms more capable and better prepared to execute missions in the world’s littorals, ruling your domain. It is the perfect choice for navies, amphibious forces and coast guards looking for a system with higher performance and extremely low footprint.
Sea Giraffe 1X gives you the multi-role advantage providing quick and reliable simultaneous detection of surface and air targets including sea-skimming missiles with very small radar cross-sections. Covering the entire search vol-ume every second, Sea Giraffe 1X provides accurate 3D data for all air targets in the search volume. The automatic tracking functionality provides quick and reliable feedback to the operator. The radar is capable of distinguishing be-tween fixed wing, rotary wing and surface targets. The total system weight is less than 150 kg and the topside weight is 100 kg. This low system weight, together with its very low power consumption, makes Sea Giraffe 1X suitable for use not only on smaller vessels and highly manoeuvrable forces, but also as a radar complement on larger ships.
Sea Giraffe 4A – long range multifunction radar
The Sea Giraffe 4A scans the total 360 degrees search vol-ume up to 70 degrees with 60 rpm and provides an unparalleled 3D target update rate, along with high altitude coverage and accuracy. The radar provides a simultaneous all-weather coverage against air and surface targets from low, slow and small targets (UAVs), to fast moving fighters and missiles, RAM target and jammer strobes, at all altitudes and in severe clutter. The surface channel gives a high probability of detecting very small targets in close proximity to the surface, for example rib boats. The surface channel is also equipped with a high-resolution surface surveillance capability specifically designed to detect gun fire splashes in order to provide data for gun fire corrections (for exam-ple support pre- and in action calibration).
The Sea Giraffe 4A combines long-range air surveillance and defence with full horizon coverage on surface targets and is the ultimate sensor for mission success and survivability throughout the whole scale of conflict in any naval environment. With Sea Giraffe 4A, the commanding officer will access very high situation awareness through simultaneous air and surface surveillance together with uncompromised self-defence capabilities. This new radar offers exceptional range, performance and multi-functionality in a single compact solution.
The Sea Giraffe 4A Fixed Face is designed for continuous upgrades to meet tomorrows’ requirements and future threats. The high reliability provided by Sea Giraffe 4A will greatly reduce the required investment in on-board and depot spares. The user-friendly design leads to reduced operator and maintenance training will significantly contribute to reducing the total cost of ownership.
Sea Giraffe AMB – medium range radar
The Sea Giraffe AMB is designed to be an efficient medi-um-range radar which offers outstanding performance in both littoral regions and blue waters. The solution is pow-erful but still compact and lightweight. Sea Giraffe AMB allows for standard or customised data link integration and it provides naval commanders the capabilities needed for maintaining continuous and accurate air and surface situational awareness to maximise response time to manage any threats in any waters.
Sea Giraffe AMB provides superior overall performance compared to other naval 3D radars in the same class. It provides the most comprehensive Electronic Counter-Countermeasure (ECCM) capabilities currently available, including ultra-low antenna side-lobes. Sea Giraffe AMB operates at the C-band and offers outstanding performance in both littoral regions and blue waters with a 360° monitoring, high update rate and a 1-second target revisit time.
In order to relive operator interaction, Sea Giraffe AMB pro-vides fully automatic operation for both air and surface targets, supported by a variety of different clutter maps and Doppler processing capabilities to eliminate both land and weather-driven clutter. Sea Giraffe AMB classifies and tracks fixed wing, helicopter (both moving and hovering), small UAVs, jammer and ballistic targets. The surface channel gives a high probability of detecting very small targets in close proximity to the surface, for example RIB boats and periscopes.
The radar has been proven in all kinds of environments, including regions with extensive ducting conditions to master the littorals. It is the result of Saab’s expertise and long experience in the field. Saab has supplied over 30 countries across the world with radars, and continues to push performance boundaries.
Surface Radar
With multi-role capabilities and simultaneous air and surface surveillance, you can rely on the Sea Giraffe radar range to provide the awareness required to protect your ship and secure your superiority. With our capable, leading-edge sensor solutions you place time in your corner, making sure you have the power to act when you most need it.
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