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Saab launches Giraffe AMB D radar with new array design and software-defined architecture for air surveillance

By Martin Chomsky (Defence Industry Europe)

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Saab launches Giraffe AMB D radar with new array design and software-defined architecture for air surveillance

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Saab has launched Giraffe AMB D at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris. The system is the latest evolution of the Swedish company’s Giraffe AMB radar family.

Giraffe AMB D combines a new radar array design with a modern software architecture. Saab said the system is intended to deliver enhanced performance and greater operational flexibility.

The radar is designed to counter a wide range of threats. It provides improved situational awareness through extended detection capability and advanced target tracking.

Saab said the system’s software-defined architecture enables continuous upgrades. This is intended to allow the radar to evolve in line with future operational requirements.

 

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“Giraffe AMB D demonstrates how technological innovation can enhance sensor capability while making the system more compact and deployable, with a reduced footprint. The result is a highly modular, mobile multi-domain radar that provides operational flexibility from the tactical edge to strategic missions,” said Carl-Johan Bergholm, head of Saab’s business area Surveillance.

The new radar builds on more than 70 years of Saab radar development. It also draws on more than two decades of operational experience with the Giraffe AMB family.

 

 

Giraffe AMB D uses Active Electronically Scanned Array radar hardware. The system also includes a new software architecture and modern processing capabilities.

Saab said the radar provides enhanced air surveillance performance. It is designed to detect and track a broad spectrum of airborne threats while maintaining adaptability for future challenges.