Saab Delivers Second Upgraded Gotland-class Submarine to Swedish Navy Our Bureau 1909
HMS Uppland Gotland-class submarine
Saab has delivered HMS Uppland, the second submarine of Gotland-class to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) after a Mid-life upgrade.
aking all necessary measures to ensure the submarine s operational availability, the upgrade includes new sensors and navigation systems, giving the vessel enhanced capabilities. The delivery of HMS Uppland was conducted on December 16 at a ceremony in Karlskrona, Sweden.
HMS Uppland has had 50 new systems installed or modified, of which 20 are new systems that in the future will be used in the next generation of submarines, the Blekinge-class. This means, for example, new possibilities to analyse the boat’s surroundings with a so called Optronic Mast, replacing the traditional periscope and associated management system.
Swedish submarine HMS Uppland returns to duty after upgrades
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The submarine HMS Uppland was returned to the Royal Swedish Navy this week after a 12-month upgrade. Photo courtesy of Saab
Dec. 18 (UPI) A 1990s-era Swedish submarine was relaunched after a 12-month mid-life upgrade, defense contractor Saab announced Friday.
The HMS Uppland, the second in the Gotland class of three submarines, had 50 new systems installed or modified, including installation of an Optronic Mast to replace a periscope.
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Some of the new systems will be used on the planned Blekinge class of vessels, next-generation submarines to replace the Gotland class, the contractor said in a statement.
Saab has conducted a Mid-life upgrade of HMS
Uppland. Taking all necessary measures to ensure the submarine’s operational availability, the upgrade includes new sensors and navigation systems, giving the vessel enhanced capabilities. The delivery of HMS
Uppland was conducted today at a ceremony in Karlskrona, Sweden.
HMS
Uppland is the second submarine in the Gotland-class to have gone through major changes and is now operational again.
“The Gotland-class submarines have an international reputation that many other submarines would wish for, with a stealthy ability and endurance beyond the ordinary. Sweden’s ability to develop world-class submarines is a result of the close cooperation between industry, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration and the Swedish Royal Navy. We at Saab are proud that the latest cutting-edge underwater technology is now operational on-board both HMS Uppland and HMS Gotland.”