Defense and security company Saab and India’s transport specialist Ashok Leyland say they have joined forces to compete for the Indian Army Short Range Surface to Air Missile (SRSAM) air defense program.
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The two are teaming to meet the SRSAM requirement with a new solution that combines the Saab BAMSE missile system with Ashok Leyland high-mobility vehicles.
The Saab BAMSE SRSAM is an all-weather, all-target, air defense missile system that can be deployed to protect fixed and mobile assets. The BAMSE SRSAM is a purpose-built ground-based air defense missile and is the latest in a long line of successfully developed and deployed Saab missile systems.
Ashok Leyland will deliver high-mobility vehicles to transport the BAMSE SRSAM solution. All sub-units within the BAMSE SRSAM are being integrated with the Ashok Leyland Super Stallion 8×8, a high-mobility vehicle capable of operating in all types of terrain under all weather conditions.
Saab’s Head of Market Area India Lars-Olof Lindgren says, “the tie-up brings together two great engineering companies with front-end technologies that together could serve the Indian Army well. The BAMSE is a proven air defense missile system and the Ashok Leyland platform is a very suitable all-terrain vehicle. The need for mobility for air defense units is essential for flexible and optimal deployment.”
V. Sumantran, vice-chairman of Ashok Leyland says: “we are pleased to announce this cooperation with Saab and together we are able to offer the Indian defense forces, state-of-the-art air defense systems based on proven technologies. Saab is a recognized technology leader and in the BAMSE Saab has a very advanced and capable system. Ashok Leyland has a proven track record of serving the mobility needs of the Indian armed forces for over three decades. Our Super-Stallion 8×8 platform will offer the
The complete SRSAM system includes the GIRAFFE AMB, a powerful 3D surveillance radar and command and control system intended for short and medium-range ground based air defense and the BAMSE MCC missile launcher with six ready-to-fire missiles.