Saab launches Allied Mission System to bring command and control to space

Many sensors, one operational picture

AMS fuses data from integrated sensors and third-party assets, performs automated analysis to deliver insights and decision support, and ultimately provides command and control, allowing operators to coordinate assets, task systems and manage missions. Saab says the platform will enable future integration with broader multi-domain operations ecosystems linking space with air, land and maritime operations.

Its modular architecture allows data services, mission services and applications to evolve independently, enabling rapid integration of emerging technologies to counter evolving threats. AMS will be delivered as Software as a Service, with customers able to tailor and expand capabilities to meet their operational requirements.

- Almost everything we do relies on space in some way and we have designed our new AMS platform to give the user the capability to act in this highly congested and contested domain. This innovative and purpose-driven technology leverages Saab's experience delivering trusted multi-domain command and control systems and exemplifies our commitment to ongoing sovereign capability development - said Andy Keough, Managing Director of Saab Australia.

From the 9LV combat system to satellite mission control

Adelaide-based Saab Australia is best known for naval command and control. It supplies the Royal Australian Navy with the 9LV combat management system, now being developed as the sovereign AusCMS for further ship classes. The company entered the space domain several years ago: in 2020 it delivered a satellite mission control system, together with a simulator for testing it, to Australia's Defence Science and Technology Group.

AMS takes that experience a step further. The logic mirrors a warship's combat system: gather data from multiple sensors, build a single operational picture and give commanders the tools to decide quickly. The difference is that the area under watch is Earth orbit.

- South Australia is the home of the nation's space industry and Saab's AMS demonstrates the advanced technologies being developed right here in SA. As space becomes an increasingly important domain for national security, South Australian based companies like Saab are helping develop the sovereign capabilities Australia needs while creating high-skilled jobs and strengthening our defence industry - said Chris Picton, South Australian Minister for Defence and Space Industries.

Why space matters to navies

Modern warships depend heavily on what happens above them. Satellite communications, navigation, imagery and radar reconnaissance and missile warning all rely on assets in orbit, which is becoming more congested and increasingly contested. Systems such as AMS are meant to help states know what is happening to and around their satellites, and to respond before a disruption in space becomes a problem for a commander at sea.

Saab is a leading provider of surveillance and command and control solutions for armed forces at sea, on land and in the air. AMS adds a fourth domain to that portfolio.