Canada acquires air defence and anti-drone capabilities
Canadian Armed Forces members deployed to NATO’s Canada-led Battle Group in Latvia will soon have two new defensive capabilities that are being acquired on an urgent basis.
Canadian Armed Forces members deployed to NATO’s Canada-led Battle Group in Latvia will soon have two new defensive capabilities that are being acquired on an urgent basis.
Saab has received an order from the Government of Canada for the short-range air defence system RBS 70 NG.
This agreement integrates Lithuania into the existing framework for the procurement of RBS 70 NG short-range air defence systems, a deal that FMV has previously established with Saab.
A partnership between Saab and Oshkosh Defense was announced in June 2022, focused on the fully integrated solution of Saab’s Barracuda Mobile Camouflage System (MCS) onto the JLTV.
Saab has signed a framework agreement with a Government of a “Western country” and received orders within the agreement for a number of defence systems.
Saab has received orders for the RBS 70 NG ground-based air defence system and the Giraffe 1X radar from the Latvian Ministry of Defence.