Saab Contract For Surveillance System To Pakistan Becomes Effective

[A.Rahman]

STOCKHOLM, Sweden --(Business Wire)-- June 22, 2006 -- Saab signed a contract in October 2005 to supply an airborne Surveillance System for Pakistan to the value of 8,3 billion SEK. The last outstanding conditions have now been finalized and the contract becomes effective immediately.


"This is a very important order for Saab and it confirms our strong position in the world regarding airborne surveillance systems. We look forward to working with our customer in Pakistan", says Saab CEO Ake Svensson,

This surveillance system will, together with existing ground based radars, provide border security and contribute to the monitoring of natural disasters and consequent search and rescue operations.

The airborne surveillance system includes Saab 2000 turboprop aircraft equipped with Ericsson Microwave Systems airborne radar system ERIEYEâ„¢. Two third of the order value is for Saab and one third for Ericsson Microwave Systems, which is, after the Saab acquisition, expected to be a part of Saab in September this year.

This means that Saab will book this order in second quarter of 2006.

www.saabgroup.com

Saab is one of the world's leading high-technology companies, with its main operations focusing on defence, aviation and space. The group covers a broad spectrum of competence and capabilities in systems integration.

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[A.Rahman]

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[Neo]

Pakistan firms $1.14 bn deal for Swedish AWACS


Islamabad: Pakistan has concluded a $1.14 billion deal for the supply of a Swedish airborne radar system that will counter India's Phalcons and enhance air space security, which currently relies on ground based radars.

Swedish aerospace and defence company SAAB AB has finalised the deal to supply the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), media reports said.

The system includes SAAB 2000 turboprop aircraft equipped with airborne radars from Ericsson Microwave Systems. The air surveillance system can be used for both military and civilian purposes, such as helping coordinated relief flights after natural disasters.

The SAAB-Ericsson AWACS deal with Pakistan was first announced last October.

"This is a very important order for SAAB and it confirms our strong position in the world regarding airborne surveillance systems," SAAB Chief Executive Ake Svensson said in a statement Thursday.

The system will be able to play a significant part in the search and rescue operations and in logistic support, the company said.

The deal is a reflection on how Pakistan has been able to offset the heavy losses caused by last year's earthquake, which had forced it to temporarily postpone the long-awaited purchase of around US-built F-16 fighters, The News newspaper said.

Pakistan, however, agreed in April to purchase a scaled-down package of F-16s.

The airborne surveillance system together with existing ground-based radars is expected to provide more detailed pictures, enabling PAF to detect multifarious threats.

According to the Daily Times, SAAB said the Pakistan order would be included in its second-quarter earnings results.

SAAB had signed a contract to supply the airborne surveillance system to Pakistan in 2005.

 

[Shahin-e-Iqbal]

i saw an indian on some forum claiming that the Phalcon can jam the erieye i wanted to know that is it possible to jam awacs specially erieye with phalcon.
Can anyone tell me?

 

[Neo]

i saw an indian on some forum claiming that the Phalcon can jam the erieye i wanted to know that is it possible to jam awacs specially erieye with phalcon.
Can anyone tell me?

Hell yeah!
Btw the earth is flat and pigs can fly...!

 

[A.Rahman]

Hell yeah!
Btw the earth is flat and pigs can fly...!

that was explanation in simple plain language, now who wants to explain it to him in technical language?

 

[Neo]

Sweden Finalizes Saab 2000 AEW&C Contract With Pakistan

Posted 26-Jun-2006 10:12
Related stories: Air Reconnaissance, Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Europe - Other, Other Corporation, Radars, Specialty Aircraft
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Saab 2000 Argus
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Saab recently finalized a Skr 8.3 billion (approx. $1.15 billion at current conversion) provisional contract to supply S100B Argus turboprop airborne early warning (AEW&C) systems to Pakistan. According to earlier reports at Pakistani Defence , Pakistan will acquire 14 SAAB 2000 aircraft from Sweden: 7 of these aircraft will be dedicated for the PAF's AEW&C role as Argus aircraft, while the remaining 7 will be acquired by the PIA airline to replace its fleet of 11 aging and largely-grounded Fokker short-haul turboprop aircraft.
The Saab aircraft beat a number of other competitors, including Bombardier's Dash-8/Q200 and US offers to sell the E-2C Hawkeye system. The Argus AEW&C award also caps a 25-year quest by the Pakistani Air force...

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2006/06/sweden-finalizes-saab-2000-aewc-contract-with-pakistan/index.php

 

[Neo]

The mission radar is the Ericsson Erieye side looking airborne radar (SLAR). Erieye is a long range pulse Doppler radar, fitted with fixed active phased array antenna.

 

[Neo]

S100B Argus Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft, Sweden

The S100B Argus Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft entered service with the Swedish Air Force in 1997. The S100B is a Saab 340B aircraft, built by Saab Aircraft, with an Erieye mission radar from Ericsson Microwave Systems.
Six S100B Argus aircraft were produced for the Swedish Air Force, four of which are permanently equipped with early warning radar and two fitted for transport missions during peacetime. Two were loaned to Greece prior to the delivery of EMB-145 Erieye systems, which commenced in 2003.

On patrol the aircraft operates at a typical cruise speed of 300km/hr and at an altitude of 2,000m to 6,000m depending on the mission parameters.
DESIGN
The airframe is a modified Saab 340B which is the hot and high variant of the Saab 340 regional aircraft, powered by GE CT-9B engines. The thrust lines of the engines, instead of being symmetrical about the centre line of the aircraft, are both angled to the starboard side in order to give improved aerodynamic control in balance with the installation of the spine-mounted radar.
The aircraft structure incorporates larger strakes below the rear section of the fuselage below the position of the tail fin. Small blade vortex generators have been built into the wing and tail to modify the local airflow and give improved control.
MISSION SYSTEMS

The mission radar, the Flygburen Spaning Radar with the Swedish Air Force designation FSR 890, is based on the Erieye side looking airborne radar (SLAR) from Ericsson Microwave Systems. The Erieye SLAR is a long-range pulse Doppler radar, fitted with fixed active phased array antennae and operating within the 2GHz to 4GHz, NATO E to F bands, (the US S band). The 9m-long, 900kg antenna unit is mounted on the upper spine of the fuselage and gives the aircraft its distinctive appearance.
The Erieye radar provides 360° coverage with optimum performance of the radar over the 150° azimuthal sectors on each side of the aircraft. The radar can detect fighter aircraft at a range of 350km in a dense hostile electronic warfare environment, in heavy radar clutter and at low target altitudes. The radar has a sea surveillance mode.
The Erieye system has full interoperability with NATO Air Defence Command Systems. The system uses solid-state electronics, open-system architecture and ruggedised commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware, with general-purpose programmable workstations and full-colour liquid crystal displays.
The radar incorporates an Identification Friend or Foe and a Secondary Surveillance Radar (IFF SSR) with an electronic support measures unit operating over the NATO E to J bands from 2GHz to 18GHz.
The main cabin is equipped with a suite of multifunction workstations for up to three operators for radar, fighter control and functions associated with the land-based operations.
The aircraft has a secure voice and datalink communications suite with HF and VHF / UHF links. The V / UHF datalink operates at 4,800 bits per second.
COCKPIT

The cockpit accommodates two pilots and a mission commander.
The main avionics bay is installed immediately aft of the cockpit. The avionics suite includes a military instrument landing system (TILS), a Rockwell Collins APS-85 automatic flight control system, a Lockheed flight data recorder and Sundstrand ground proximity warning system. The aircraft's navigation system includes an integrated inertial navigation and global positioning INS / GPS system.
ENGINES

The GE CT7-9B engines have automatic power reserve and are fitted with Kidde engine fire detection systems. A Cox electrical anti-icing system is installed in the engine air intakes. The Dowty four-bladed constant speed propellers, with auto-feathering and reverse pitch, have a diameter of 3.35m.
There are four fuel tanks, with an inboard and an outboard tank in each wing, of total fuel capacity 3,220 litres. A single point pressure refuelling inlet is installed in the leading edge of the starboard outer wing and a gravity refuelling point is installed in the centre of the outer section of both wings.
A Hamilton Sundstrand auxiliary power unit is installed in the modified and extended tailcone. A third air cycle pack dedicated to mission system cooling is installed in the cargo compartment.
LANDING GEAR

The AP Precision hydraulically operated retractable landing gear is fitted with Goodyear wheels, ABS carbon disc brakes on the main landing units and a Hydro Aire anti-skid system.
The minimum turning radius is 8.90m.

SPECIFICATIONS

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In commercial use, the Saab 340B turboprop has completed over 10 million flights and has been in service since 1990.
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