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31 October 2024The drone that combats climate change: a collaboration between Sweden and Colombia
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28 October 2024Saab receives British Army order to support live training in Oman
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22 October 2024Saab Q3 2024 results: Strong sales growth and cash flow
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15 October 2024Saab presents new compact sensor for communication surveillance
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Skeldar

UAV

Advanced solutions to complex challenges. Our UAV programme has all the capabilities necessary for a wide variety of military defence, civil security and maritime sectors globally.

Unmanned, versatile and mission ready

Saab and UMS Aero Group AG, a Swiss supplier of tactical UAVs, have formed a joint venture under the name UMS SKELDAR. Skeldar is a versatile system for a wide range of applications such as reconnaissance, identification, target acquisition and electronic warfare. A number of COTS high resolution EO/IR, SAR and EW sensors are available. Alongside design and production, UMS SKELDAR develops its own associated systems which serve to fly various types of UAV’s simultaneously on the same Ground Control Station (GCS). The company can also provide customers with qualified ISR instructors for training of vehicles or to interpret sensor information alongside the RPAS capability requirement.
Mission Computer Pilatus PC-21

The Airborne Computer System is the core of all avionics architectures, enabling a wide variety of avionics functions.

Airborne Computer Systems
Aircraft Systems

Saab provides primary and secondary flight control systems, based on 80 years’ experience of flight control systems and equipment both as aircraft OEM and system supplier,

Flight Control Systems
Skeldar

UMS AERO and Saab have joined forces. Saab and UMS Aero Group AG, a Swiss supplier of tactical UAVs, have formed a joint venture under the name UMS SKELDAR. UMS SKELDAR deliver unmatched global solutions in civil, security, defence and maritime sectors.

Skeldar V-200

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Electromechanical Actuation (EMA)

Electromechanical Actuators (EMA) - Reliable Performance

Saab offers flight-proven electromechanical actuation equipment for integration in all types of airborne control systems.

News & stories

Learn more about us and how we support our customers.
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Story

GlobalEye, from vision to operation

Saab's extensive experience in the Airborne segment show that you constantly need to look into the future so that neither rapidly evolving threats nor changing customer needs, come as a surprise. This stance made Saab recognize a growing need for more capable, efficient and cost-effective airborne surveillance solutions. There and then, the idea of ​​an AEW&C system with GlobalEye's capabilities was born. Here we share the nine years story of GlobalEye's way from vision to operation.
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17
Sep
Press release

Saab delivers fifth GlobalEye to the United Arab Emirates

The recent delivery is the fifth in the series of five GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft delivered to the UAE since 2020.
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27
Jun
Press release - Regulatory

Saab signs contract with Swedish FMV for a third GlobalEye

Saab has today signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding delivery of a third GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft to Sweden. The order value is approximately SEK 2.6 billion and the delivery period is 2024-2029.

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