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Happy International Men’s Day! Today is a day to celebrate the positive impact that men have on the world and the workplace, while also raising awareness about men’s mental health. This year, the theme of International Men’s Day focuses on role models, highlighting the importance of positive male figures in our lives.
Happy National Engineering Day! The Royal Academy of Engineering’s theme for today is ‘Engineering Role Models’, aiming to celebrate how engineers shape the world around us, with a specific focus on inspiring young people to join the profession.
Saab’s Autonomous Swarm technology recently featured in the ground-breaking Project Convergence 2024 trials, consisting of one month in the United States. A large UK team, comprising 40 employees from Saab-owned BlueBear and UK MOD Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) personnel, demonstrated the ability to deploy interoperable AI within Autonomous Swarms of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS).
Saab UK announces that the Seaeye SR20 eWROV, its most advanced fully-electric work-class remotely operated vehicle, has successfully completed inshore water testing.
Saab has signed a £20M amendment to the Instrumented Live Training (ILT-D) contract signed in April 2024 with the UK Ministry of Defence. The amendment will deliver equipment and training support services for British Army training in Oman. Deliveries will take place 2024-2025.
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.
A team of Saab UK employees recently participated in the 2 week TIE 24 NATO Exercise in the Netherlands with a Giraffe 1X and the Saab C2 system.
Saab UK announces the successful delivery and acceptance of five next generation Arthur systems to the British Army, providing a Deep Find Weapon Locating Radar Capability for the future.
The aerospace and defence manufacturing sector is a cornerstone of UK national industry and a driver of global collaboration and technological advancement. A leading example is the role of UK companies in delivering superior airpower with Saab’s Gripen fighter system.
Saab has signed an initial three-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence, for the provision of support to Live Simulation systems with ILT-D (Instrumented Live Training), valued at £60M and options to extend until 2030.