Saab receives order from Thailand regarding upgrading of command and control system

The defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Royal Thai
Navy for the upgrading of the command and control system on the aircraft carrier
H.T.M.S. Chakri Naruebet. The order amounts to MSEK 180.
The contract involve upgrading the aircraft carrier with the latest generation
of command and control system, 9LV Mk4. Saab will also supply data-link
equipment to the ship, which will allow communication between the ship and the
Royal Thai Air Force’s Gripen fighter aircraft and the airborne radar system
Erieye, carried by the Saab 340 AEW.

“Saab will further strengthen its
position as supplier to the Royal Thai Navy through the upgrade of the command
and control system on the Navy's flagship. Saab is now on the Navy's three major
vessels and with links to the Royal Thai Air Force's Gripen and Erieye,
capabilities and resources can used more efficiently,” says Gunilla Fransson,
Head of Saab’s Business Area Security and Defence Solutions.

Saab is the main
contractor to the Royal Thai Navy, and as well as supply of its own systems, its
tasks will include procurement of third-party systems and responsibility for
integration of all existing and new systems.

“This is the second 9LV Mk4
contract signed between the Royal Thai Navy and Saab. It further strengthens
Saab's position in the country, which we are proud of,” says Gunilla
Fransson.

The contract mainly concerns the Security and Defence Solutions
business area as
the supplier of the command and control system. The Electronic
Defence Systems business area will supply the Sea Giraffe AMB surveillance radar
system as well as data-link equipment for communication with Gripen and the
Erieye airborne early warning systems.

The contract will run between 2012 and
2015.
For further information, please contact: Saab Press Centre, 46 (0)734 180 018
www.saabgroup.com
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