STOCKHOLM -- Saab has received an additional order from the United States Navy to supply the Sea Giraffe AMB Multi Mode Radar (MMR) for the U.S. Coast Guard's newest class of ship, the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC).

The MMR system is a three-dimensional, electronically scanned phased array radar providing high-radiated power, selectable waveforms, and modern signal processing to provide performance across a variety of maritime environments and missions. Saab received the initial U.S. Navy Sea Giraffe order for the Offshore Patrol Cutter in 2017.

"Variants of the Sea Giraffe AMB are currently included in four separate U.S. military and homeland security programs. We are pleased that the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard continue to trust Saab to deliver world leading sensor performance and total situational awareness, even in the most challenging maritime environments," said Anders Carp, Senior Vice President and head of Saab business area Surveillance.

In addition to supplying the Sea Giraffe AMB MMR to the U.S. Coast Guard's Offshore Patrol Cutter, Saab's Sea Giraffe AMB radar (U.S. A/N designation SPS-77), it is currently deployed on the U.S. Navy's Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship. Meanwhile, a derivative of the SPS-77, known as the SPN-50, is being developed to meet shipboard air traffic control requirements for the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command.

The contracted work will be carried out by Saab in Gothenburg, Sweden and Syracuse, N.Y., U.S., with delivery in 2019.

Source: Saab