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Saab Australia has played a central role supporting the development of Saab AB’s next-generation Future Operator Workspace introduced at DSEI 2023, marking a major milestone in the maturation of Australia’s sovereign defence industry.
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The Future Operator Workspace demonstrator is the culmination of extensive research and development drawing on Saab’s extensive experience. The demonstrator was conceptualised, developed, and manufactured in only eight months – leveraging the expertise of Saab’s global hardware and software experts, leading industrial design academia, and global naval operators.
The design, development, and manufacture of the Future Operator Workspace prototype was undertaken in Adelaide, South Australia through a collaborative research and development project between Saab Australia and Saab AB.
In a major milestone for the development of the local defence industry, Saab Australia’s role in the project builds on broader company’s combat console experience in Australia which includes manufacturing its multi-function console for export customers.
Johan Hägg, 9LV product manager for Saab’s business area Surveillance said, “Our Future Operator Workspace is a complete evolution of the naval operator combat console, seamlessly integrating human-centred design and ergonomics, with a sophisticated user-machine interface for an exciting view of the future.”
The company’s Future Operator Workspace is an innovative design with bespoke software that sets new standards in human-machine interaction and battlespace management.
“The innovation and technology employed in the platform enables an increased tactical advantage under even the most extreme conditions and, when combined with Saab’s combat management system, the platform significantly enhances operator effectiveness and survivability for naval operators,” Hägg added.
The platform is highly functional and customisable, it possesses a smaller footprint, without operational compromise, and employs Saab’s bespoke combat management software with advanced functionality and new ways of interaction.
Saab stated the next-generation operator combat console provides a clear and distinct presentation of the tactical and operational environment and optimises the operators’ ability to process complex cognitive decisions in an instant.
Providing a more focused environment for the operator, the platform’s characteristics combine to reduce operator mental load and fatigue, and enable increased reaction times, saving valuable seconds in critical situations.
