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Article: Saab Awarded Contract by Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Radar for Canadian Navy Halifax Class Frigates.
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- June 1, 2009
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Regulatory News:
The defence and security company Saab has signed a contract worth approximately SEK 180 Million with Lockheed Martin Canada, to upgrade the 2D radar, Sea Giraffe 150 HC for the modernization of the Canadian Navy's Halifax Class frigates. Deliveries are planned for 2010-2017.
Saab has been a radar provider to the Canadian Navy since the early nineties. The contract received is an upgrade and modification of the existing Sea Giraffe 150 HC, and will secure a high level of operational availability as well as new and improved functions of the radar for years to come. The radar upgrade is part of a larger Combat Systems ...