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When being silent speaks louder than words
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Rapid technological advances creates challenges for all aspects of our society; defence is no exception. The modern battlefield has shown that the electromagnetic dimension is more critical than ever. In this increasingly contested and congested environment, it is a difficult undertaking to provide situational awareness to tactical operations. So, how do you meet such a challenge without compromising the need to remain undetected and the ability to deploy with speed and agility? This is how.
Accuracy meets simplicity
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A new high-explosive round and a sophisticated fire control device have made our Carl-Gustaf® system more effective than ever, while maintaining the ease of use that gunners love.
The power of communication
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Developed with the help of customer feedback, Saab’s HE 448 round and FCD 558 fire control device for the Carl-Gustaf® system combine to solve even more battlefield challenges.
Modernised Corvette back in service for the Swedish Navy
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HMS Gävle is back in operation with Swedish Navy’s 4th Flotilla after a Mid-Life Upgrade. The upgrade includes several new systems that all-in-all strengthens the navy’s capability in combat under water, among other areas.
Keeping ahead, the smart way
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The launch of GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) marked another leap forward from Saab in radar technology. GlobalEye is the only airborne surveillance system on the market capable of simultaneous air, maritime and land surveillance. Smart ways of working and cutting edge in-house capabilities have been key to achieving this.
Aware and ahead
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Predicting the nature and scope of future conflicts and security challenges is extremely difficult. One thing is for sure, threats will become smarter, faster and increasingly move across domains. To safeguard people and nations under such conditions, you need the ability to provide persistent early warning and timely trusted information over multiple domains. This is exactly what GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) provides – the key capabilities for creating a multi-domain advantage.
Saab live training on African ground
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The importance of interoperability and realism in training is larger than ever in land forces training. Saab’s live training solutions is a key in enabling this capability. The system is fully deployable to train at the point of need and tailored to the capabilities of land forces training.
Saab 2000 - 30 year anniversary - Happy "First Flight Day"!
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On this day, the 26th of March 1992, a new ground breaking turboprop aircraft took to the skies for the very first time.
Saab awarded pilotage management system contract for Northeast Marine Pilots
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Saab’s PilotControl – a comprehensive pilotage management and billing system in use across the globe, will be implemented at the Northeast Marine Pilots serving the waters of Narragansett Bay and the Port of Providence in the state of Connecticut, United States.
Commercialising the space economy – when do we lift off?
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The benefits and risks of ‘New Space’, where the commercialisation of the space economy has led to a more affordable, accessible but less regulated space industry.
It’s not if they’re looking. It’s if you let them see you.
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The world is going through a period of instability and conflict. Information gathered via surveillance is enabling brutal action. By mastering the art of deception, armed forces can seize back the tactical and strategic advantage.
How Saab helped find Shackleton’s legendary Antarctic shipwreck
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One of the world’s great lost shipwrecks, Endurance, has just been found, 107 years after she sank off the coast of Antarctica. The incredible rediscovery of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famous ship was made by a team using 21st century technology, with underwater equipment and two employees from Saab involved.