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Thursday, September 04, 2008

Saab extends its special missions aircraft family

Swedish contractor Saab Surveillance Systems is rounding out its Saab 2000 special mission family with new maritime patrol and signals intelligence (SIGINT) versions of the basic airframe.

The new Saab 2000 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) is designed for maritime surveillance and reconnaissance together with paramilitary taskings, from maritime border security, search and rescue (SAR) and anti-illegal immigration surveillance to pollution investigation and fisheries inspection and management.

Included in the concept is provision for a 360-degree maritime surveillance radar, an electro-optical (EO) sensor package and anti-pollution sensors.

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