Multi-mission surveillance system for Ground Based Air Defence
Giraffe AMB delivers key capabilities for short to medium range Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD), creating time to secure freedom of manoeuvre and support air superiority. The combination of a powerful surveillance radar and integrated C3 functionality provide forces with swift understanding of the air situation, enabling immediate and effective responses to changing threats and new tactics in shifting operational conditions.
Giraffe AMB D monitors the air volume 360° for air targets, ranging from supersonic fighters, cruise missiles and helicopters to small, slow and low-flying UAVs. State of the art drone tracking ensures reliable detection and tracking of even the most challenging UAV threats. It is simultaneously capable of locating and warning of incoming rockets, artillery and mortar rounds. Optimized for reliable target detection in highly cluttered and challenging environments, Giraffe AMB maintains high detection performance even when targets are difficult to distinguish.
Due to the system’s high update rate, 1 second target revisit time, and tracking accuracy, Giraffe AMB provides accuracy for real-time control and engagement-quality target data for VSHORAD to MRAD effectors. The system also integrates IFF capabilities, enabling rapid and reliable identification of friendly assets to support safe and effective engagement decisions.
The Saab Giraffe AMB consist of a radar sensor that operates at the C-band, and a scalable Command, Control & Communication solution housed in a fully self-contained 20ft ISO-container cabin. A hydraulically operated mast elevates the Antenna to 12 m above ground, providing improved low altitude radar coverage and freedom of deployment.
Maintaining air situational awareness
The Giraffe AMB medium-range 3D radar surveillance system is a versatile sensor for integrated short- and medium-range air defence. An effective mobile gap filler for long-range air defence. By delivering continuous, accurate and actionable situational awareness, it ensures commanders maintain a clear understanding of the airspace at all times, awareness above all.
It is a mobile deployable or fixed asset for air surveillance that can be operated remotely or locally, providing a networked air picture. Giraffe AMB allows for standard or customized data link integration, providing the situational awareness needed to prioritize threats and assign the most appropriate effector for engagement.
Assuring ground-based air defence capabilities
By combining a true multi-mission radar system and a powerful C3 system, Giraffe AMB delivers an accurate air picture with high update rate and highly automated functions for planning, threat evaluation, weapon assignment and target distribution. Leveraging compact AESA capabilities, the system provides enhanced target detection, tracking performance and operational flexibility in a highly mobile and space-efficient design. The system also incorporates advanced ECCM (Electronic Counter-Countermeasures) capabilities, ensuring robust performance and resistance to electronic interference. This gives the commander responsible for GBAD a multifunctional protection with everything needed for safeguarding people and assets – protection from the ground up. The system is fully self-contained with all support systems and C3, highly mobile and deploys in less than 3 minutes.
RAM Sense and Warn
- Detects, tracks and classifies ballistic objects with 360° coverage
- Even in severe clutter environment
- Provides firing position, impact position & time to impact
- Alerts to enable initiation of countermeasures
- Useful for site and force protection
