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Saab Wins France Contract For Giraffe AMB Spare Parts And Support

Wednesday, October 19th, 2016

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Saab Wins France Contract For Giraffe AMB Spare Parts And Support

Girafffe AMB. Photo: Saab Group

Saab AB signed a contract with SIMMAD (integrated structure for the operational maintenance of the aeronautics equipment of the French Ministry of Defense) Giraffe AMB spare parts and support contract, the company said Wednesday.The contracts calls for an ordering period of 17 months and a period of performance if 34 months, which began on Aug. 8, 2016. The contract also includes obsolescence management.The Giraffe AMB radar system is part of Saab’s Giraffe radar product family that provide very short to…

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