Saab Provides Communication Network to Helicopter Detachment

Saab Communication made a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. The two parties agreed on the delivery of a communications network with command and control functions for the Nordic Battle Group's helicopter detachment. In a series of deliveries by Saab, this is the latest contract on qualified transportable and mobile communications solutions for Nordic Battle Group.

Saab Communication Divisional Manager Ulf Campner said that the contract is additional evidence that their products meet the customer's standards and that they are looking for more co-workers within systems design and project management to strengthen with rewards their ongoing and future customer projects.

Systems designers, systems engineers, technology consultants, mechanical designers and project managers are the relevant and needed recruitments at their sites in Arboga, Kista, Växjö and Linköping.

The system that will be supplied is a modular design that is capable of mobility and configuration to fit in with the Armed Forces' reaction organization.

In a very short time, Saab delivers a turn key solution that includes communications networks, command and control functions, user equipment and power supply systems, the last of which being supplied by Saab Aerotech.

The platform will be the communications network to cover the connection standards that the helicopter detachment possesses with regrard radio, telephony and data for communication, command and collaboration with military and civil systems.

Previously, Saab has had many agreements with, and deliveries to, the Nordic Battle Group, such as installation and integration of 23 containers for Communications and Command and Control systems Airbase, Command and control installation in tracked vehicles and installation of Command and control/connection containers.

Saab provides mobile communications equipments for crisis management and international operations. Among their customers are the Swedish and Norwegian Armed Forces and the Swedish National Civil Aviation Authority. And to meet the standards on mobility in international crises and deployments, Saab provides mobile communications equipments that are scaleable, configurable and transportable to airbases, camps, garrisons and rescue organizations.

A portion of the Saab Group, Saab Communication offers qualified communication services and robust tele-, data- and radio communications solutions for the defense and civil security areas, inside and outside the country.

Saab AB is an aviation and defense company based in Sweden. It started to manufacture automobiles in the late 1940s.Therefore, sometime in that period had it started to build Saab wiper blade, which are still used and available in the market up to this time – but with some innovations, for its vehicles.