December 9, 2020 | International, Naval

Saab to equip Bulgarian Navy’s new patrol vessels

December 8, 2020 - Saab has signed a contract with the German shipbuilding company Lürssen and received an order to provide and integrate the combat system for the Bulgarian Navy's new Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessels, MMPV.

Lürssen is the prime contractor to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence, and will build the two new patrol vessels at the Bulgarian shipyard MTG Dolphin JSC.

The vessels are scheduled to be delivered to the end customer between 2025 and 2026.

“We are proud to continue our successful cooperation with Lürssen. We look forward to contributing to strengthen Bulgaria's defence and national security for years to come with our proven technology and solid naval combat system expertise”, says Anders Carp, deputy CEO of Saab and head of business area Surveillance.

Saab will carry out the work at its premises in Sweden, Denmark, Australia and South Africa.

For further information, please contact:
Saab Press Centre,
+46 (0)734 180 018
presscentre@saabgroup.com
www.saabgroup.com
Twitter: @Saab

Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions within military defence and civil security. Saab has operations and employees on all continents around the world. Through innovative, collaborative and pragmatic thinking, Saab develops, adopts and improves new technology to meet customers' changing needs.

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