Saab Surveillance

Saab Surveillance is the Saab AB business associated with radar, sensor, surveillance and electronic-warfare capabilities for defence customers. Its direct predecessor was Ericsson Microwave Systems, founded in Sweden in 1956. Saab acquired the business and renamed it Saab Microwave Systems in 2006; the activity is now identified with Saab Surveillance within Saab's broader defence portfolio. The business serves the sensor and electronic-warfare segment of the defence industry. Its publicly identified product heritage includes Erieye airborne early warning and control systems, ARTHUR artillery-hunting radar, the Giraffe family of agile multi-beam air-defence search radars, the PS-05/A fighter-aircraft radar, and HARD 3D radar systems for helicopter and aircraft detection. These products cover several operational needs: detecting and tracking airborne targets, locating artillery fire, supporting air-defence networks, equipping combat aircraft, and providing situational awareness for military users. Saab Surveillance's principal markets have been described as Europe, South Africa, Australia and the United States. The business reflects Saab's emphasis on integrated defence technologies rather than consumer branding: its offerings combine hardware, sensors, software and mission-system functions for national armed forces and other governmental customers. The available reference material does not identify a standalone headquarters, separate public listing, independent revenue figure or current executive team for Saab Surveillance itself. In the context of Saab AB, the surveillance activity forms part of a wider structure that has included Aeronautics, Dynamics, Electronic Defence Systems, Security and Defence Solutions, and Support and Services. Saab reorganised its operations into five business areas from 1 January 2010, reflecting an effort to align the company with changing conditions in the defence industry. Saab Surveillance should therefore be understood as a specialised Saab defence brand and business activity, rather than as an independently listed company.

Saab Surveillance traces its origins to Ericsson Microwave Systems, a Swedish business established in 1956. The company developed microwave and radar expertise for military applications, eventually becoming associated with a range of airborne, ground-based and air-defence sensing systems. A major ownership and identity change took place in 2006, when Saab acquired the business from Ericsson and renamed it Saab Microwave Systems. This transaction brought the microwave, radar and sensor activity into Saab AB's defence portfolio. The business subsequently became associated with Saab Surveillance, reflecting its concentration on surveillance, sensing and electronic-warfare missions. The product heritage connected with the activity includes Erieye airborne early warning and control, ARTHUR artillery-hunting radar, the Giraffe family of air-defence search radars, the PS-05/A fighter radar and HARD 3D detection radar. Together, these systems represent the business's principal technical domains: long-range and tactical surveillance, target tracking, counter-battery location, air-defence command support and aircraft-based sensing. Saab's reference material identifies Europe, South Africa, Australia and the United States as important markets. The business has consequently operated in an international defence environment in which customers typically procure systems through government programmes, military modernisation initiatives and long-term support arrangements. The available material does not provide a separately reported corporate history for Saab Surveillance after its integration into Saab AB, nor does it identify a distinct current legal entity, headquarters or management roster. From 1 January 2010, Saab divided its operations into five business areas: Aeronautics, Dynamics, Electronic Defence Systems, Security and Defence Solutions, and Support and Services. This reorganisation placed the surveillance and electronic-defence activities within Saab's wider business-area structure. Saab Surveillance is therefore best treated as a Saab AB defence brand or business activity whose roots lie in Ericsson's microwave systems operation, rather than as a separately listed public company.

• 2010

  Saab business-area reorganisation

  [1]Saab Surveillanceen.wikipedia.org

  From 1 January 2010, Saab organised its operations into five business areas, including Electronic Defence Systems and other areas relevant to surveillance and defence technology.

• 2006

  Acquisition by Saab and renaming

  [1]Saab Surveillanceen.wikipedia.org

  Saab acquired Ericsson Microwave Systems and renamed the business Saab Microwave Systems.

• 1956

  Ericsson Microwave Systems founded

  [1]Saab Surveillanceen.wikipedia.org

  The predecessor business was established in Sweden as Ericsson Microwave Systems, beginning the corporate lineage associated with Saab Surveillance.

A Swedish defence-technology business focused on military radar, airborne surveillance, sensor fusion and electronic-warfare capabilities for international government and defence customers.

• Airborne early warning and control

  Erieye

  Erieye is an airborne early warning and control system associated with Saab's surveillance portfolio. It uses an aircraft-mounted radar to detect and track air targets over a broad area, providing military users with an airborne picture for surveillance, command and control, and air-defence operations.

• Artillery-locating radar

  ARTHUR

  ARTHUR, an abbreviation of Artillery Hunting Radar, is a counter-battery radar system designed to detect artillery projectiles and help determine the location of firing units. It supports battlefield surveillance and artillery warning by using radar tracking to derive information about hostile indirect-fire activity.

• Air-defence search radar

  Giraffe radar

  The Giraffe radar family is described as an agile multi-beam air-defence search radar line. Its role is to provide surveillance and target information for air-defence users, with a design emphasis on detecting and tracking airborne threats in tactical operating environments.

• Fighter-aircraft radar

  PS-05/A

  PS-05/A is a fighter-aircraft radar associated with Saab's airborne sensor portfolio. It provides radar-based detection and tracking functions for combat aircraft, supporting the aircraft's situational awareness and engagement-related missions.

• Helicopter and aircraft detection radar

  HARD 3D

  HARD 3D, standing for Helicopter and Aeroplane Radar Detection, is a radar system intended to detect helicopters and aircraft. It belongs to the surveillance and airspace-monitoring segment of Saab's radar product heritage.

• 2010

  Reorganisation into five business areasStrategy

  Background

  Saab reorganised its operations in response to changing conditions in the defence industry.

  Action taken

  From 1 January 2010, Saab divided its operations into Aeronautics, Dynamics, Electronic Defence Systems, Security and Defence Solutions, and Support and Services.

  Aftermath

  The surveillance-related activities became part of Saab's broader business-area structure rather than operating as an independently listed company.

  Source

• 2006

  Acquisition of Ericsson Microwave SystemsM&A

  Background

  Ericsson Microwave Systems was an established Swedish microwave and defence-systems business with expertise relevant to Saab's radar and sensor portfolio.

  Action taken

  Saab acquired the business and renamed it Saab Microwave Systems, bringing the activity into the Saab Group.

  Aftermath

  The acquisition established the corporate lineage from Ericsson Microwave Systems to Saab's microwave, surveillance and electronic-defence activities.

  Source

1. 1Saab Surveillanceen.wikipedia.org