22 March 2022
Saab receives contract for third Gotland SSK MLU
by Kate Tringham
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded a contract to Saab for the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the Royal Swedish Navy's (RSwN's) third Gotland (Type A19)-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK), HSwMS Halland.
The scope of the award, announced on 18 March and valued at SEK1.1 billion (USD116 million), includes a major platform overhaul and upgrade of the combat system that will enable Halland to remain in service to around 2030.
Work will be carried out at Saab's Kockums shipyard facility in Karlskrona.
The RSwN's three Gotland-class SSKs were built by Kockums between 1990–97. Halland
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