Saab Microwave systems is a Swedish company which was founded in 1956 as

Ericsson (lit. "Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson"), commonly known as Ericsson, is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. The company sells infrastructure, software, and services in inform ...

Microwave Systems. The business was acquired by

Saab Saab or SAAB may refer to: Brands and enterprises * Saab Group, a Swedish aerospace and defence company, formerly known as SAAB, and later as Saab AB ** Datasaab, a former computer company, started as spin off from Saab AB * Saab Automobile, a fo ...

and renamed in 2006. The main market for the company is in the

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and

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field. Its most important markets today are Europe, South Africa, Australia and the US. Saab has around 12,500 employees. Annual sales amount to around SEK 24 billion, of which research and development account for about 20 per cent of sales. To adapt to the new conditions in the industry defence industry, Saab has divided operations since 1 January 2010 into five business areas: *Aeronautics *Dynamics *Electronic Defence Systems *Security and Defence Solutions *Support and Services

Notable Products

Erieye The Erieye radar system is an Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&C) developed by Saab Electronic Defence Systems (formerly Ericsson Microwave Systems) of Sweden. It uses active electronically scanned array (AESA) technology. The Er ...

- Airborne Early Warning & Control system *

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- ARTillery HUnting Radar *

GIRAFFE The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa''. It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. Traditionally, giraffes were thought to be one species, '' Giraffa camelopardal ...

- Agile Multi-Beam air defense search radar *

PS-05/A The PS-05/A is a pulse-doppler radar currently used by the JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft (JAS 39A, B, C and D variants). It weighs 156 kg and was developed by Ericsson in collaboration with GEC-Marconi, sharing some technology with the latter ...

- Fighter aircraft radar * HARD 3D (Helicopter and Aeroplane Radar Detection) radar system

External links

Saab Microwave Systems archived at Saab Group website"Saab in brief"
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