Klein Marine Systems Signs Development Agreement With SAAB to Provide Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) Technology

Klein Marine Systems, a global leader in sonar technology has received a contract to provide Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) hardware technology to Saab Kockums AB (Linköping, Sweden).




The sonar hardware will be integrated onto the Saab AUV62-MR, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), designed for mine-countermeasures (MCM) missions. Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the AUVs. The vehicle has the ability to quickly map and produce high-resolution sonar images of the seabed over large areas and detect various types of objects. The system provides the navy with the ability for covert reconnaissance as well as solve multiple tasks simultaneously with fewer resources and less risk to personnel.

Klein is developing the SAS hardware in partnership with Saab Kockums. The protype sonar was first displayed during the REPMUS 2024, the Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping event is the world’s largest and most complex Maritime Unmanned Systems (MUS) exercise.

“We are very proud to have been chosen by Saab for such an important technology advancement for the AUV62-MR,” stated Ted Curley, Vice President and General Manager, of Klein.

Johan Strandlund, Head of Marketing and Sales, Business Unit Underwater Systems at Saab added, ”We have been working close with Klein for several years in preparation of the AUV62 MR contract we received from Swedish DMO late last year. The collaboration has been great and the fact that we can offer a state of the art and reliable mine reconnaissance / Seabed mapping capability is something truly fantastic. We look forward to a long-lasting partnership and are convinced to explore many more business opportunities going forward”


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