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CU 15:033 E
Saab Signs Contract with Pilatus on Mission &
Graphics Computer for PC-21 Trainer Aircraft
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with Pilatus Aircraft
to provide the mission and graphics computer, with a digital map function, for
the Pilatus PC-21. The order value amounts to approximately SEK 100 million.
The contract covers development, adaptation and delivery of an open system mission
computer, plus the digital map software function, for the PC-21 advanced turboprop
trainer aircraft produced by Switzerland’s Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Series production
deliveries will start in 2016 and will continue over the life of the PC-21 programme.
The contract provides options for additional suborders that could include further
cockpit functions and systems.
“This is a contract and a partnership of strategic importance for Saab. Both we
and Pilatus are dedicated to the introduction of modern technology that gives
aircrew superior situational awareness, and delivers a competitive edge to their
aircraft,” says Ronny Nykvist, head of Saab business unit Avionics Systems.
Saab´s business unit Avionics Systems has a long history of developing and supplying
high-integrity mission and graphics computers for demanding aircraft missions and
applications. Saab’s avionics embrace a common architecture that is modular,
scaleable, upgradeable and expandable – all with a state-of-the-art computer and
graphics platform.
For further information, please contact:
Saab Press Centre,
+46 (0)734 180 018,
[email protected]
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