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SAAB ANNUAL REPORT 2012 25
For over ve decades, Carl-Gustaf has been modernised and
adapted to continually address new requirements.
Carl-Gustaf M3 is a multi-role portable weapon system that
can be used with various types of ammunition, depending on the
mission and situation. The system offers very high operational
reliability in all possible conict situations. It is handled by two
people, with one ring the recoilless rie and the other carrying
ammunition and loading the system. The versatile 84 mm am-
munition has several applications: anti-armour, anti-structure and
support.
It is often considered to be the world’s most modern and effective
ground support weapon system and each new model attracts
more customers. Carl-Gustaf M3 has been sold to over 40
countries.
The U.S. Army clearly approved of the system’s reliability and
capability when it for the second time ordered the 84 mm recoil-
less weapon system in 2012. After having long been used by U.S.
Special Forces, it is not until recently that the weapon system has
been used by the U.S. Army in its regular infantry operations.
Stability is vital for missiles, sights, antennas, radar and cameras
so gyros are used to ensure stabilisation even under the toughest
conditions. In simple terms, our applications generally measure
how fast something is rotating, in order to be able to compensate
for movement. Saab has over 40 years of experience in manufac-
turing gyros. The last ten years have focused on designing and
manufacturing gyros based on bre-optic technology, FOG (Fibre
Optic Gyros). In total, Saab has produced over 350,000 gyro
products for various applications.
The gyro is a central and important part in the many of the
products produced by Saab and others, including helicopters,
aircraft, robotic systems, tanks and missiles. Saab’s gyro tech-
nology is also used in high-performance civilian applications,
such as for advanced cleaning robots for swimming pools and
waterslides. However, it is not the stabilisation that is most impor-
tant, but navigation.
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