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Air defense system

Sweden

Saab AB

Giraffe 4A radar

G/H-band 3D air-surveillance and fire-control radar for short and medium-range air defense integration, part of Saab's Giraffe family across land and naval variants.

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗

Data confidence Last verified 2026-07-04 ·

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400

km range

400

km radar

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

Swedish export-licensed

ISP licensing; EU/Wassenaar controls.

Channel: Direct commercial / G2G

Fielded & proven

Operator data not public

Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Competitive field

81 comparable systems from 32 other manufacturers

Counted in the WeaponSpecs database: air-defense systems built by another manufacturer. A count of what this catalog holds, not a survey of the whole market. See the alternatives →

Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Full specifications

Performance

Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.

Performance specifications
Engagement range Maximum distance at which an air-defense system can intercept targets. Higher covers more airspace.	400 km Top 7% of air-defense systems

Sensors & avionics

Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.

Sensors & avionics specifications
Radar Primary radar. AESA (active electronically scanned array) is the current state of the art.	G/H-band 3D AESA (GaN-based)
Radar range Published detection range against a typical fighter-sized target. Higher sees first.	400 km Stronger than 79% of air-defense systems

Specifications compiled from public Saab AB and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-04.

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