Saab at FIDAE in Santiago, Chile

Saab will be participating in FIDAE – the International Air and Space Fair in Santiago, Chile, on March 27 to April 2.

3/21/2006 | FIDAE is along with LAAD, Latin America Aero & Defence in Brazil, the leading aerospace and defence fair in Latin America. In 2004, FIDAE had some 250 exhibiting companies from 30 countries and over 41,000 trade visitors.

Saab has several products on the Latin American market, and FIDAE is an important fair in which to participate.
“We are here to present ourselves as an attractive player in the projects that exist on the Latin American continent,” says Kristian Oebius, Vice President, Saab International, responsible for marketing at Group level in Chile.
“We are expecting delegations from the government and defence forces in Chile to visit our showcase, and we are also looking forward to visits from top rank representatives from several of the countries we consider to be important markets for Saab," says Kristian Oebius.

Where to find us

Saab’s stand will be situated in exhibition hall E, 79-82 and in business chalet B5.

Saab’s capabilities will be presented on a large scale at the fair, although some product areas will have a more prominent role.

Air Defence Missile Systems - with products such as RBS 70 and BAMSE

RBS 70 is one of Saab’s most well-known and established products, operational or procured by 23 users on all continents and used in arctic, desert as well as tropical environments. In the showcase at FIDAE, the RBS 70 simulator will be one of the main attractions. BAMSE is a medium-range air defence missile system, in serial production for the Swedish Armed Forces, and has several unique capabilities.

Ground Combat Systems - with products such as BILL2, AT4 and Carl-Gustaf

BILL2 is a man-portable Anti Tank Guided Weapon that already has the ability to destroy future generation Main Battle Tanks. The AT4 is one of the most reliable anti-armour weapons ever developed. Its high level of flexibility does not restrict its use to combating tanks and combat vehicles, it is just as effective against landing craft, aircraft and helicopters as well as armoured vehicles. Carl-Gustaf is a Multi-Role Weapon, man-portable for direct fire that can be used in almost any combat situation.

Simulation and Training - with products as GAMER Manpack

GAMER Manpack is a man-portable, instantly deployable instrumented training system contained in a light-weight backpack. The system is a small-scale derivative of Saab’s GAMER family of deployable, mobile and fixed Combat Training Center instrumented training systems.

Signature Management - with products as Mobile Camouflage Systems

With Mobile Camouflage Systems, MCS and individually designed protection for vehicles on the move, combined with BMS, Barracuda Multi Spectral ULCANS – Ultra Light Camouflage Systems you have a multi spectral protection when in static position.

The venue for FIDAE is the Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago and the opening ceremony will be held on Monday March 27 at 10 o’clock in the morning. Trade days are held Monday to Friday, with opening hours from 10.00 to 17.00. Public days are held Saturday and Sunday, with opening hours from 10.00 to 17.00.

South African Deligation visited the Saab chalet

Image: The South African deligation visited Saab at FIDAE.