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Australia Awards Saab $18.5 Million Contract For C-RAM Capability

Thursday, October 1st, 2015

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Australia Awards Saab $18.5 Million Contract For C-RAM Capability

Girafffe AMB. Photo: Saab Group

Saab AB signed an $18.5 million contract to provide the Australian Defence Force with counter-rocket, artillery and mortar system (C-RAM) support, the company said Thursday.The contract includes an establishment period with three further years of support services. It contains options for up to five 12-month extensions, which would push the contract to 2024.C-RAM sensors provide detection and warning against small, mobile, and hard-to-find threats like rockets and mortar fire, Saab said. The components this contract covers include the Giraffe Agile…

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