Saab modernizes the Swedish weather radar network

The defence and security company Saab has signed a six-year contract with the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the period 2012-2017. The contract includes the modernisation of all twelve weather radar stations in Sweden and the order value including options is estimated to be worth SEK 100 million.The contract means that Saab will upgrade all twelve weather radar stations in Sweden to the Dual Polarised Doppler system. The new technology means greater possibilities for weather classification, i.e. predicting