Saab Sells Bill 2 Missiles and ARTHUR Artillery Locator to Undisclosed Customer

Released on Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Saab has received two export orders equivalent to 1 billion SEK. The orders are for Saab�s ARTHUR artillery locating radar and the BILL 2 anti-tank missile system.

"ARTHUR has become a great export success for us and this order shows how competitive the system is", says G�ran Gregerstr�m, Vice President at Saab Microwave Systems.

ARTHUR Weapon Locating Radar system is developed to locate hostile artillery. Within a few seconds after detection of rounds from mortars, guns and rockets the systems informs of both launch positions and point of impact.

"This order of BILL 2 confirms our world leading position in the area of man portable antitank weapons, says Anders Florenius, Communication Director for Saab Bofors Dynamics.

The BILL 2 overfly, top attack, anti-tank missile system combats both moving and static targets at ranges up to 2,200 metres. The missile is wire guided, immune to jamming and it attacks the target from above.