Saab has received an order for delivery of Sea Giraffe AMB naval radars supporting the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Joint Support Ships.

Saab will undertake the work in Gothenburg, Sweden and Halifax, Canada with deliveries between 2020 and 2022.

“We look forward to continuing to support the Royal Canadian Navy’s capabilities with our state-of the-art Sea Giraffe AMB radars”, says Anders Carp, Senior Vice President and head of Saab business area Surveillance.

The Protecteur class ships are a key part of Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy and will be a flexible, multi-role, globally deployable platform able to conduct missions in both open-ocean and littoral environments, say the company.

The vessels will be a variant of the Berlin class.

They will provide re-supply of fuel, ammunition, spare parts and other supplies between ships at sea and will be capable of transporting cargo, supporting operations ashore, and responding to threats in uncertain security environments.

The project has suffered from considerable delays. Originally announced in 2004, a contract for the construction of these ships was to have been signed in 2009, which would have seen the first vessel available for operational service in 2012.

In 2010 the federal government grouped the Joint Support Ship Project under the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy, which was finalized in October 2011.

Saab has previously delivered naval radars to the Canadian Halifax-class frigates.

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Cam
Cam
4 years ago

I didn’t think Canada owned there support ships…

Lusty
Lusty
4 years ago
Reply to  Cam

They previously have, with a converted merchant vessel* filling the gap until the new vessels are completed.

* Should be noted that the current support ship is leased.

Captain P Wash
Captain P Wash
4 years ago
Reply to  Lusty

Yup, Another pointless Downvote by some Troll.

Daniele Mandelli
Daniele Mandelli
4 years ago
Reply to  Captain P Wash

Hi Cap

Yes I have seen some of those. They must be as what Lusty said is fair comment!

Cam
Cam
4 years ago
Reply to  Captain P Wash

Yeah why do that!

Cam
Cam
4 years ago
Reply to  Lusty

Ah right, cheers lusty

Rudeboy
Rudeboy
4 years ago

Thats a hell of a radar for an AOR….

Daniele Mandelli
Daniele Mandelli
4 years ago
Reply to  Rudeboy

Agree.

Fedaykin
Fedaykin
4 years ago
Reply to  Rudeboy

They are not just an AOR, they are also meant to provide Command and Control facilities for a task group and Sea Lift for the Land Force.

Daniele Mandelli
Daniele Mandelli
4 years ago
Reply to  Fedaykin

Has that been done before, mixing C3 with a replenishment vessel?