Saab Training and Simulation

Saab Training and Simulation is a Swedish defence-technology company headquartered in Huskvarna and operating as a subsidiary of Saab AB. The business focuses on systems that allow armed forces and security organisations to train personnel, units, and commanders in controlled environments while recording activity for later assessment. Its scope covers both equipment used in live exercises and computer-supported simulation, with offerings aimed particularly at army training and related support for air-force customers. The company’s military training portfolio includes precision gunnery and individual skills training, tactical exercises, live-fire training, and urban-operations training. Its systems can combine instrumented weapons and targets, laser-based engagement simulation, communications equipment, location tracking, data collection, and after-action review tools. In a tactical exercise, for example, personnel may use wearable vests incorporating speakers, radio equipment, GPS functionality, and laser detectors, while commanders monitor unit movements and communicate with participants through a data network. This type of instrumentation is intended to make exercises more measurable and to support structured review after an engagement. Products and services associated with the business include the BT 46 laser-simulation family, target systems, small-arms and anti-armour trainers, deployable instrumented training systems, range-control tools, observer-controller software, tactical urban-training solutions, and virtual simulators. The company also provides logistical and operational support, contractor support services, and equipment intended for integration into broader military training ranges. Saab Training and Simulation has been known historically as Saab Training Systems AB. Reference material describes a workforce of approximately 400 employees, including roughly 120 in the Czech Republic, together with subsidiaries or operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, and Canada. The business has exported to nearly 20 countries, and exports have represented almost all of its profitability according to the cited reference. Exact current headcount, financial performance, ownership details beyond its Saab affiliation, and the present status of individual product lines are not established in the available material.

Saab Training and Simulation developed as a specialist business serving military and security training requirements within the Saab group. Its historical corporate name was Saab Training Systems AB, while the business is identified in the supplied reference material as Saab Training and Simulation. The company is headquartered in Huskvarna, Sweden, and its activities are centred on training systems rather than on the production of operational weapons platforms. The business’s core proposition is to instrument training exercises so that soldiers, units, instructors, and commanders can practise engagements and manoeuvres under repeatable conditions. Its systems cover several levels of training. At the individual level, equipment supports weapons handling, gunnery, and skills development. At the collective level, target systems and laser transmitters allow formations to conduct simulated engagements. At the tactical level, communications, GPS, exercise-control software, and data capture allow commanders and observers to follow the progress of an exercise and review it afterwards. A notable element of the described tactical-training architecture is the use of wearable equipment. Participants can wear vests fitted with audio components, radio antennas, GPS capability, and laser-detection equipment, while helmets carry laser detectors and reflectors. Position and exercise information can be transmitted through a radio network to tablets and commanders. The business’s DAN, or data acquisition network, is described as a Saab-developed communications system through which commanders can supervise movements and issue instructions. These capabilities support after-action review by creating a computer-recorded account of the training event. The product range has included laser simulators, target systems, firearm and anti-armour trainers, deployable instrumentation, range-control systems, observer-controller tools, urban-training solutions, and virtual simulation. Named examples include the BT 46 family, the AT4 Trainer, Carl-Gustaf Trainer, .50 Cal Trainer Advanced, JAVWES, DITS, GAMER Manpack, Small Arms Transmitter, and E-COM virtual simulators. The portfolio also includes support activities such as contractor logistical support, contractor operational support, and other range or training services. The organisation has maintained an international footprint through subsidiaries or operations in the Czech Republic, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, and Canada. The supplied reference describes approximately 400 employees overall, with around 120 in the Czech Republic, and sales or delivery activity in nearly 20 countries. It also states that exports accounted for almost 95 percent of the company’s profitability, indicating a strongly international business model. Current employee numbers, financial results, leadership, and the continuing availability of each historical product are not confirmed by the available source material.

• Operation under the Saab group

  [1]Saab Training and Simulationen.wikipedia.org

  Saab Training and Simulation operated as a subsidiary of Saab AB and became associated with military and security training systems for international defence customers.

• Former name: Saab Training Systems AB

  [1]Saab Training and Simulationen.wikipedia.org

  The business was previously known as Saab Training Systems AB before being identified as Saab Training and Simulation.

• International subsidiary network

  [1]Saab Training and Simulationen.wikipedia.org

  The company established or maintained subsidiaries and operations across Europe and North America, including the Czech Republic, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, and Canada.

A defence-training and simulation specialist within Saab, positioned around instrumented live training, laser-based engagement simulation, tactical exercise management, and data-supported after-action review.

• Laser-based military training

  BT 46 Laser Simulator

  The BT 46 family is a laser-simulation system used to represent weapon effects during military exercises. It is part of the company’s instrumented-training portfolio, allowing participants and exercise controllers to register simulated engagements without relying solely on live ammunition. The listed range includes the BT 46 and BT 46 Mk II variants.

• Training analysis software

  After Action Review Pro

  After Action Review Pro is a software offering identified in the company’s simulation and training portfolio. It supports the review stage of an exercise by helping users examine recorded activity and training outcomes. The available material does not specify its release date, current product status, or detailed technical functions.

• Weapons training

  JAVWES

  JAVWES is described as a full-spectrum fire-and-forget trainer. It is intended to support training with a guided weapon concept while avoiding the need to use operational ammunition for every practice event. Specific platform integrations, customers, and current availability are not established in the supplied material.

• Deployable exercise instrumentation

  DITS

  DITS, or Deployable Instrumented Training System, is listed as a Saab Training and Simulation solution for setting up instrumented military exercises. Its name indicates a deployable architecture intended to collect and manage training data in field environments. The reference does not provide technical specifications or current-market information.

• Gunnery training

  Precision Gunnery Training System

  The Precision Gunnery Training System is designed for weapons and gunnery practice within the company’s army-training portfolio. It belongs to the group of systems intended to improve repeatability, measurement, and assessment of firing skills. No detailed configuration, launch date, or current status is provided by the available source.

• Target equipment

  Universal Target System

  Universal Target System is listed among the company’s target-equipment products. Such systems form part of the physical and electronic infrastructure used to create controlled training scenarios and register participant actions. The supplied reference does not describe supported weapons, deployment environments, or present availability.

• Virtual simulation

  E-COM

  E-COM is identified as a virtual simulator in the historical product list. It represents the software-based side of the company’s training portfolio, complementing instrumented field exercises with simulated environments. Detailed capabilities, customers, and current status are not specified.

1. 1Saab Training and Simulationen.wikipedia.org