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Saab Unveils New Decoy for Gripen

: Aug 28, 2020 - : 11:06 am

Saab has revealed a new decoy for its Gripen fighter jet, which is being offered for a new Finnish fighter requirement. The Swedish airframer is proposing the Gripen E/F and GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control System for Finland’s HX fighter procurement programme. Saab’s offer to Finland includes advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) systems, comprising of a newly developed Electronic Attack Jammer Pod and a decoy missile system.

The new decoy missile system revealed by Saab for the Gripen E/F is called as the ‘Lightweight Air-launched Decoy Missile’.

“Our offering to Finland, combining Gripen E/F and GlobalEye as force multipliers, will protect Finland’s people and borders, by delivering both comprehensive situational awareness and a true deterrence effect. “The decoy missile, that we present today, will constitute a strong addition to Gripen E/F’s built-in electronic attack capabilities.The payload of the new decoy missile is to a large extent developed in Finland and this will strengthen our offer to Finland even further,” says Jonas Hjelm, Senior Vice President and Head of Saab Business Area Aeronautics.

Saab commenced flight testing of the new decoy missile and a new Electronic Attack Jammer Pod in 2019. The new decoy missile will be a highly capable stand-in jammer for the most demanding missions. It will act as a force multiplier as it reduces the number of missiles and aircraft required to complete a mission. The decoy missile can jam or create false targets for acquisition, tracking, fire control and airborne radars.

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