Royal Navy Orders Saab Sea Giraffe 1X Radars for K3 Scout Counter-Drone USVs

Royal Navy Orders Saab Sea Giraffe 1X Radars for K3 Scout Counter-Drone USVs

The Royal Navy has awarded Saab a £15 million contract for its Sea Giraffe 1X radar system as part of the development of an autonomous “drone seeker” capability first unveiled earlier this year. Saab press release The contract will see the Royal Navy buy several of Saab’s industry leading Counter-UAS radar systems for integration with Kraken Technology’s autonomous K3 Scout Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV). The capability was on display at the Roya…

Royal Navy awards Saab radar contract for autonomous “drone seeker”

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Saab says Royal Navy orders £15 million of drone-detection radars for uncrewed K3 Scout vessels

The Royal Navy has awarded Saab a £15 million contract for radars that will let uncrewed boats detect drones and other airborne threats.