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Saab's Sea Giraffe Radar now called AN/SPS-77(V)1 in U.S. Navy Service.
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| Saab's Sea Giraffe Radar now called AN/SPS-77(V)1 in U.S. Navy Service | |||
Saab
Defense and Security USA (SDAS) announced that Saab's Sea Giraffe AMB
Radar recently received its official designation from the U.S. Navy.
The Sea Giraffe AMB Radar system's official U.S. Navy nomenclature is
now the AN/SPS-77 (V)1. |
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 Saab's Sea Giraffe AMB Radar now called AN/SPS-77 by the US Navy |
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Partnering
with General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works and Austal, SDAS is responsible
for integrating the AN/SPS-77 radar into the USS Independence and other
ships of the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Independence variant
program.
The AN/SPS-77 is multi-role medium-range 3D surveillance radar system for naval applications. It provides medium range, simultaneous air and surface surveillance and can be employed in a weapon designation role. The SPS-77 is suitable for demanding naval environments from the littorals to blue-water operations. The radar system is being adapted for U.S. operations by the Sensor Systems division of SDAS. The division, located in Syracuse, New York, is also responsible for the integration, installation, and testing of the AN/SPS 77 systems as well as for providing in-service sustainment and repair services. Mr. Erik Smith, Vice President of Sensor Systems Division within SDAS, sees the new designation of the radar as a key milestone in Saab's growing support of the U.S. Navy and the LCS program. "The AN/SPS 77 has proven to be the most capable and adaptable medium range multi-mission radar asset available to the LCS program and future U.S. maritime security platforms. The radar system is able to efficiently incorporate new capabilities through Saab's modular architecture and Rapid Technology Insertion process." |
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 GULF
OF MEXICO (Aug. 23, 2013) The future USS Coronado (LCS 4) conducts at-sea
acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Acceptance trials are the last
significant milestone before delivery of the ship to the U.S. Navy,
which is planned for later this fall. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Austal
USA/Released) |
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"Receiving
this U.S. Navy system designation means that Sea Giraffe is now formally
acknowledged by the U.S. Navy as part of the U.S. Navy standard inventory.
Saab is very proud to deliver this new and highly-advanced surveillance
capability to the U.S. Navy," said Smith.
To date, the AN/SPS
77 has been installed on LCS 2 (USS Independence), LCS 4 (USS Coronado),
and LCS 6 (USS Jackson). Five additional AN/SPS-77 radar systems are
in various stages of manufacturing and test to meet LCS construction
schedules with four more systems under contract to complete the current
deliveries under the LCS Block Buy contract. |
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| Link to LCS 2 (Independence class) technical datasheet |