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Saab & Bombardier Launch Maritime Patrol Aircraft Programs Based on Swordfish MPA System.
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Bombardier’s Global 6000 fitted with Saab's Swordfish MPA system Picture: Saab |
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Saab has
nearly 80 years of aircraft manufacturing and systems integration at its
core, as demonstrated by the success of Gripen fighter and Erieye AEW&C.
Saab also has many decades of success in delivering large-scale, strategic
airborne surveillance and C4I systems to customers around the world. Saab
is proud of its track record in developing technology transfer opportunities
for customers of all kinds. In Bombardier’s Q400 and Global 6000 Saab has selected two market-leading aircraft with a firm production base and a fleet of many hundreds in service. The Q400 and Global 6000 are known for their high levels of reliability and performance. With these platforms, Saab’s Swordfish mission suite gives operators multiple domain awareness; from littoral waters to the open ocean, and all places in between. Already an experienced prime contractor and mission systems integrator, Saab now has the platform flexibility to meet the national needs of any customer. “We have a unique capability in systems integration on various platforms and we look forward to cooperating with Bombardier on our Swordfish MPA system. Saab is perhaps best known as an aircraft maker and we have a deep understanding of how to design and build for the air domain. But never forget our unique knowledge of the maritime domain also; we build submarines, surface ships and a host of underwater systems including torpedoes. This total familiarity with the air and maritime environment makes us the best source for an effective, cost-efficient, state-of-the-art MPA system for the global market,” says Jonas Hjelm. Saab predicts a steady trend of fixed-wing maritime aircraft opportunities in line with the continued proliferation of submarines. This is particularly true across the Asia Pacific region where more than 100 submarines are predicted to be operating by the year 2020. |
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