“SAAB Lands Major Deal Enhancing U.S. Navy’s LCS with Cutting-Edge Sea Giraffe AMB Technology”
This announcement highlights Saab’s continuous growth in the U.S. marketplace. The Sea Giraffe AMB has been identified for the U.S. military as AN/SPS-77. Development will take place at Saab facilities situated in Syracuse, NY, USA, and Gothenburg, Sweden.
“The Sea Giraffe AMB is presently being delivered to five types of U.S. Navy surface vessels as part of three distinct U.S. Navy programs. This additional LCS contract further reinforces Saab’s reputation as a premier radar supplier for the U.S. Navy. The Sea Giraffe AMB has been designed and validated to meet U.S. Navy mission objectives for air and surface surveillance, in addition to air traffic management. Saab is proud to be a steadfast partner to the U.S. Navy, facilitating an increasingly complex range of radar missions across the fleet worldwide,” asserts Erik Smith, President and CEO of Saab Defense and Security USA.
So far, the Sea Giraffe has been integrated on the 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 the manufacturing and testing stages to align with LCS construction schedules. Saab has also secured another contract from General Dynamics that includes options for delivering an extra 11 systems within the program through 2024.
In October 2017, the U.S. Navy announced plans to deploy the Sea Giraffe AMB on the U.S. Coast Guard’s latest class of vessels, the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC). Furthermore, Saab is working on a variation of the Sea Giraffe AMB, known as AN/SPN-50, to fulfill the air traffic control requirements specified by the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command for aircraft carrier and amphibious assault class vessels.
The Sea Giraffe AMB is a flexible, medium-range, 3D surveillance radar system designed for maritime applications. It facilitates simultaneous air and surface monitoring and is exceptionally suitable for challenging naval environments, from coastal areas to open water operations.
