Saab, Ashok Leyland tie-up for Armys SR-SAM tender NEW DELHI: Swedish defence firm Saab Group has tied up with Indian Ashok Leyland for Indian Armys requirement for short-range Surface-to-Air-Missile system tender. Saab and Ashok Leyland are teaming to meet the SRSAM requirement with a new solution that combines the Saab BAMSE missile system with Ashok Leyland high-mobility vehicles, a Saab release said here. The system on offer from Saab and Ashok Leyland is a ground-based air defence missile. Ashok Leyland will deliver high-mobility vehicles to transport the SRSAM solution. All sub-units within the weapon system are being integrated with the Ashok Leyland Super Stallion 8x8, a high-mobility vehicle capable of operating in all types of terrain under all-weather conditions, it said. The tie-up brings together two great engineering companies with front-end technologies that together could serve the Indian Army well. The BAMSE is a proven air defence missile system, Saabs India head Lars-Olof Lindgren said. Ashok Leyland Vice-Chairman V Sumantran said we are pleased to announce this cooperation with Saab and together we are able to offer the Indian defence forces... Our Super-Stallion 8x8 platform will offer the best combination of performance and reliability.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:43:45 +0000
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