Saab AB signed a contract with SIMMAD (integrated structure for the operational maintenance of the aeronautics equipment of the French Ministry of Defense) Giraffe AMB spare parts and support contract, the company said Oct. 19.
The contracts calls for an ordering period of 17 months and a period of performance if 34 months, which began on Aug. 8, 2016. The contract also includes obsolescence management.
The Giraffe AMB radar system is part of Saab’s Giraffe radar product family that provide very short to long range air and sea coverage.
The company also highlighted a Saab team has been participating in France’s Giraffe Air detachment committed in the CASEX 16 exercise in the military camp of Valdahon.
The Saab team was invited to support and monitor how the French Air Force uses the Giraffe AMB radar and C2 shelter, the company said.
“The recently awarded spares and support contract, as well as participating in CASEX 16, is important for Saab in providing continued support and presence in France,” Henrik Vassallo, head of Saab’s France and Benelux country unit, said in a statement.