Defense company Saab has signed a contract with French shipbuilder Naval Group to deliver and integrate weapon control systems and sensors for four FDI frigates to Sweden.
The contract covers a range of weapon control systems, weapons and sensors for the four FDI frigates. The equipment package includes Saab’s weapon control system, Ceros fire control director, EOS 500 electro-optical sensor, RBS15 anti-ship missile and lightweight torpedo.
The frigates will also be equipped with the Trackfire remote weapon station and Sea Giraffe 1X lightweight multi-mission surveillance radar.
The order is valued at approximately SEK 2 billion. Saab’s deliveries to Naval Group are scheduled to take place between 2027 and 2034.
According to Mats Wicksell, head of Saab’s Naval business area, the contract demonstrates the company’s continued role in supplying capabilities to the Swedish Navy through industrial cooperation.
“We are proud to equip Swedish ships with our products. This shows that Saab not only continues to provide capabilities that are highly relevant to our home market, but also that we achieve this through cooperation. The Swedish Navy will gain advanced and integrated capabilities to detect, deter, and respond to threats above and below the surface, while effectively countering evolving asymmetric threats across the maritime domain,” Wicksell said.
To remind, Naval Group started construction of the first FDI frigate for the Royal Swedish Navy, FDI Luleå, just one month after Sweden signed the contract for four frigates.
The FDI is combat-ready and boasts proven capabilities across all areas of warfare, notably with powerful anti-air capabilities based on the ASTER system. The frigate is capable of countering current and emerging threats in the demanding waters of the High North and in challenging environments such as the Baltic Sea or the North Atlantic.