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Understanding the Baltic Sea
3 min
In any potential conflict on the Baltic Sea, success will depend on understanding the complex environment in and around the water. Here, the Deputy Chief of the Swedish Navy, Brigadier General Patrik Gardesten, shares some insights into the Baltic Sea and how Sweden is helping to keep it safe.
Gripen technology put to the test in offensive missions at Cruzex 2024
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Destroying, disrupting or limiting enemy military aviation: these are basically the objectives of Offensive Counterair (OCA), one of the air force tasks in which the Gripen E is being deployed during Cruzex 2024.
Bringing live training to the maritime domain
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Saab has for decades delivered some of the most technologically advanced and appreciated military training solutions for land forces. A natural step in the evolution is to expand the offer and enable these solutions for the maritime domain.
Saab supports Finnish TV series “Conflict”
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It´s important to reflect on what a potential conflict would look like and how significant it is to keep people and societies safe. This is why Saab decided to support Conflict, a Finnish TV series that will premiere at the end of November.
Raising the bar on the Carl-Gustaf's handle
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Attention to detail matters in most parts of life, but nowhere more so than in manufacturing weapons for use in combat. That’s why we put an enormous amount of thought into each and every component of our Carl-Gustaf® system – right down to the carrying handle. Here are 10 facts you probably didn’t know about the handle on our famous 84mm recoilless rifle.
Shackleton’s Endurance: The National Geographic Documentary Premier at BFI London
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The rediscovery of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, which lay undisturbed beneath the icy waters of the Weddell Sea since its sinking in 1915, has captivated the world. The story of its remarkable recovery in 2022, made possible by Saab’s ground-breaking Sabertooth technology, has now been brought to life in the National Geographic documentary Endurance.
Saab at REPMUS 2024 – Advancing Maritime Unmanned Systems
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In September 2024, Saab participated in REPMUS 2024, the Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping Maritime Unmanned Systems exercise organised by the Portuguese Navy.
Emerging solutions to beat the hyperspectral threat
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A rapid increase in the availability – and affordability – of hyperspectral sensors is making it harder than ever to hide from opponents on the battlefield. Thankfully, a range of solutions on the horizon have the potential to significantly reduce the threat.
Helping to protect the skies over the Paris Olympics
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With the whole world watching the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, French authorities were taking no chances when it came to safety. Saab’s Giraffe 1X air surveillance radar played an important role in monitoring the skies above athletes, spectators and officials during both the Olympics and Paralympics.
GlobalEye, from vision to operation
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Saab's extensive experience in the Airborne segment show that you constantly need to look into the future so that neither rapidly evolving threats nor changing customer needs, come as a surprise. This stance made Saab recognize a growing need for more capable, efficient and cost-effective airborne surveillance solutions. There and then, the idea of an AEW&C system with GlobalEye's capabilities was born. Here we share the nine years story of GlobalEye's way from vision to operation.
Inside our collaborative culture
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Inside Saab: Q&A on teamwork with Hillevi Wachtmeister.
Dispersed operations with Gripen - resilient combat effect that counts
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The war in Ukraine has compelled air forces to re-learn some important forgotten lessons. If any air base can be attacked without warning, how can your fighter force survive to operate and continue defending your nation?