Saab and Global Defence Solutions team up to deliver camouflage systems

The MCS has been in use for over a quarter of a century, and has undergone operational use in Mali and Afghanistan having been being employed to reduce the electro-magnetic signature of vehicles.

Managing director of Saab Australia, Andy Keough welcomed the agreement.

“Saab’s partnership with GDS will bring world-class capability into Australian industry with the transfer of our global camouflage technical knowledge and expertise,” he said.

“Australian industrial involvement is critical to the success of our sovereign defence industry and together with GDS, our partnership is another example of creating local capability and new opportunities for Australian industry.”  

Saab initially partnered with GDS in 2020 for the JP2060 package.

Laurie Koster, managing director of GDS, commented that the agreement will strengthen Australia’s sovereign defence industry: “We are delighted that Saab has chosen GDS to produce its signature management solutions for Australia. The opportunity to work with a proven and globally recognised signature management product is an exciting step forward for our regionally based New South Wales company.

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“Our partnership will provide Australia with a true sovereign capability, to produce, integrate and install signature reduction systems onto combat vehicles.”

[Related: Defence expands Saab’s CMS contract]

Liam Garman

Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media

Liam began his career as a speech writer at New South Wales Parliament before working for world leading campaigns and research agencies in Sydney and Auckland. Throughout his career, Liam has managed and executed international media and communications campaigns spanning politics, business, industrial relations and infrastructure. He’s since shifted his attention to researching and writing extensively on geopolitics and defence. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney and a Masters in Strategy and Security with Excellence from UNSW Canberra, with a thesis on post-truth, postmodernism and disinformation operations.

 

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