Saab has received a follow on order from General Dynamics for delivery of its Sea Giraffe AMB naval radar for the United States (U.S.) Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships LCS 28 and LCS 30.
This order highlights Saab’s continued growth in the U.S. market.
Sea Giraffe AMB’s U.S. military designation is AN/SPS-77. The work will take place at Saab in Syracuse, NY, U.S. and Gothenburg, Sweden.
“The Sea Giraffe AMB is currently being delivered to five classes of U.S. Navy surface ships as a part of three separate U.S. Navy programs, and this follow-on LCS contract further strengthens Saab’s position as a premier radar supplier for the U.S. Navy”, says Erik Smith, President and CEO of Saab Defense and Security USA.
“The Sea Giraffe AMB has been developed and proven to meet the requirements of U.S. Navy missions from air and surface surveillance to air traffic control.
“Saab is proud to be a trusted partner to the U.S. Navy supporting an ever increasing set of complex radar missions across the fleet and around the world.”
(No more tradeoffs between radar speed and coverage. Sea Giraffe AMB, Saab’s multi-role powerful and cost-effective medium-range 3D surveillance radar system for naval applications does both. It is a state-of-the-art medium radar with simultaneous air, surface and weapon capability, suitable for all typical naval environments including littoral and blue-water operations. Courtesy of Saab and YouTube)
To date, Sea Giraffe has been installed on the following U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships:
- LCS 2 (USS Independence)
- LCS 4 (USS Coronado)
- LCS 6 (USS Jackson)
- LCS 8 (USS Montgomery)
- LCS 10 (USS Gabrielle Giffords), and
- LCS 12 (USS Omaha)
Additional systems are in various stages of manufacturing and testing to meet LCS construction schedules.
Saab has also received an additional contract from General Dynamics with options for delivery of another 11 systems in the program through 2024.
In October 2017, the U.S. Navy announced it will deploy Sea Giraffe AMB on the U.S. Coast Guard’s newest class of ship, the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC).
Additionally, Saab is developing a derivative of Sea Giraffe AMB, known as AN/SPN-50, to meet the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command’s air traffic control requirements on aircraft carrier and amphibious assault class ships.
The Sea Giraffe AMB is a multi-role, medium-range, 3D surveillance radar system for naval applications.
It provides simultaneous air and surface surveillance, and is suitable for demanding naval environments from the littorals to blue water operations.
