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At the DSEI, Saab demonstrated the compact, lightweight high-performance 3D radar Giraffe 1X in live operation. The series-ready radar is suitable for ground-based air defense, for civil applications e.g. at airports and for site protection, as well as for marine applications on all types of ships.

The Giraffe 1X provides simultaneous Air Surveillance, Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) and Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) capability with enhanced Low, Slow and Small capability against low observable targets as well as UAV. As an example of this application, the aerial image generated by the Giraffe 1X in support of its counter-UAV system was delivered to the nearby Chess Dynamics booth.

In another first, the Giraffe 1X was installed on a Supacat Jackal vehicle. The radar's small footprint and low mass allow it to be used wherever the commander's needs are greatest or when speed is equated with survivability.

Gerhard Heiming