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GIRAFFE 8A

Product catalog summary

Overview: The GIRAFFE 8A is a 3D Long-Range AESA radar system operating on the S-band, designed for advanced situational awareness and ballistic missile defense. It is available in fixed, transportable, and mobile versions, offering exceptional range, search volume, and multi-role capabilities.

Key Features:

Long-Range Air Surveillance: Capable of rapidly detecting, tracking, and reporting all air-breathing targets within sensor coverage.
Ballistic Missile Defense: Detects, tracks, and reports short/medium-range ballistic missiles with simultaneous weapons queuing and C2 reporting.
Operational Flexibility: Operates in all climate zones, from deserts to Arctic environments, with a redundant design for high reliability.
Extended Situational Awareness: Integrates with Saab's ERIEYE, ARTHUR, and GIRAFFE AMB radar families for comprehensive air defense.

Technical Specifications:

Radar Type: Stacked beam 3D radar with AESA, digital beam forming.
Frequency: S (E/F) band.
Elevation Coverage: Greater than 65 degrees.
Rotation Rate: 24 rpm.
Search Volume: 360° or sector-based.
Instrumented Range: Air Surveillance up to 470 km.
Capacity: Over 1000 air surveillance tracks and 100 ballistic missile tracks.

Operational Capabilities:

Multi-Role and Multi-Mission Identification: Includes IFF Mode 5 & S, target classification, and integrated electronic support measures.
Survivability: Features ECCM performance with ultra-low side-lobes, frequency agility, and automatic jammer detection.
Remote Operation: Designed for remote control with full operational control and system diagnostics.
Small Target Detection: Utilizes new AESA technology for detecting and tracking small targets at longer ranges.

Integrated Logistics Support (ILS): ILS is a crucial part of system delivery, forming the basis for future maintenance, with Saab experts tailoring ILS deliveries globally.

Conclusion: Saab's GIRAFFE 8A radar system represents cutting-edge technology in defense, offering superior situational awareness and operational flexibility, ensuring forces maintain a strategic advantage in various mission scenarios.

Introduction: The document provides an overview of the GIRAFFE 8A, a 3D Long-Range AESA radar system developed by Saab Group. It is designed for high-level situational awareness and ballistic missile defense, available in fixed, transportable, and mobile versions.

Specifications: The GIRAFFE 8A operates on the S-band and offers exceptional range, search volume, and multi-role capabilities. It is suitable for long-range air surveillance, early warning, and identification of air-breathing targets. The system is capable of detecting, tracking, and reporting short to medium-range ballistic missiles.

Operational Capabilities: The radar system is designed to function in all climate zones, including extreme environments such as inland, coastal, hot desert, and Arctic regions. It features a redundant design and AESA technology, ensuring high reliability and extended time between critical failures.

Extended Situational Awareness: Saab's radar systems, including the GIRAFFE 8A, incorporate battle-proven designs from the ERIEYE, ARTHUR, and GIRAFFE AMB product families, offering a comprehensive range of high-performing radar systems for various applications and missions.

Product Line-Up: The document lists other radar systems in Saab's lineup, including GIRAFFE 1X, ARTHUR, GIRAFFE AMB, and GIRAFFE 4A, highlighting their capabilities in air surveillance, ground-based air defense, weapon locating, and multi-role operations.

Catalog excerpts

SAAB AB, SAABGROUP.COM - GIRAFFE 8A - JUNE 2014 - VER2 GIRAFFE 8A EXTENDED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS The GIRAFFE 8A is a 3D Long-Range AESA radar system on the S-band, designed for the highest level of situational awareness and Ballistic Missile defence. It is offered in versions for fixed, transportable and mobile applications, all providing exceptional range, search volume and multi-role capabilities, combined with outstanding operational flexibility. Today and in the future. GIRAFFE 8A has the following main benifits: LONG-RANGE AIR SURVEILLANCE/ EARLY OPERATIONAL IN ALL CLIMATE ZONES WARNING & IDENTIFICATION: • The capability to rapidly detect, track and report a air-breathing targets within the sensor coverage. ll GIRAFFE 8A is specified for operation in extreme climates, ranging from inland, coastal and hot desert to Arctic environments. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE OPERATIONS: • etects, tracks and reports short/medium range D ballistic missiles. • Provides simultaneous weapons queuing and C2 reporting in order to significantly reduce time from warning to engagement. GIRAFFE 8A is very reliable and easy to operate. Redundant design and the AESA concept makes the time between critical failure extremely long. A WORLD-CLASS LINE-UP All Saab radars combine battle-proven designs from the renowned ERIEYE (AEW), ARTHUR and GIRAFFE AMB product families. Saab offers a full range of high-performing radar systems for a multitude of applications and mission types. Air Surveillance Ground Based Air Defence Weapon Locating Sense and Warn Multi Role RADAR UPGRADES

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The GIRAFFE 8A is a 3D Long-Range AESA radar system on the S-band, designed for the highest level of situational awareness and Ballistic Missile defence. It is offered in versions for fixed, transportable and mobile applications, all providing exceptional range, search volume and multi-role capabilities, combined with outstanding operational flexibility. Today and in the future. GIRAFFE 8A has the following main benifits: LONG-RANGE AIR SURVEILLANCE/ EARLY WARNING & IDENTIFICATION: • The capability to rapidly detect, track and report a I l air-breathing targets within the sensor coverage. BALLISTIC...

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