LINKOPING, Sweden, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Saab of Sweden has teamed with India's Ashok Leyland in a competition for an Indian Army air defense program.
Saab, in announcing its partnership for the short-range surface-to-air-missile, or SRSAM, project will provide its BAMSE missile system while Ashok Leyland will provide high-mobility vehicles.
"The tie-up brings together two great engineering companies with front-end technologies that together could serve the Indian Army well," said Lars-Olof Lindgren, head of Saab's India market area. "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. We are very happy to find a robust vehicle in Ashok Leyland's product range that meets the requirements."
The Saab BAMSE SRSAM is an all-weather, all-target, ground-based air defense missile system. The complete SRSAM system includes the GIRAFFE AMB, a 3-D 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.
