Saab to support Australian base security improvement programme

Saab has been awarded a contract by Watpac Construction for installation and commissioning of electronic security systems in support of the Australian Department of Defence (DoD).

Earlier, the Defence Support and Reform Group selected Watpac as head contractor for the base infrastructure works project under the base security improvement programme.

The programme has been designed to enhance security at 16 priority defence sites while the Saab is responsible to the head contractor, based on its own and third party products, for the integrated security solution.

Saab Security and Defence Solutions business area Head Gunilla Fransson said, "We have already completed security management contracts in prisons and Australian Government facilities."

Saab Systems in Australia managing director Dean Rosenfield said, "We have proven our readiness and reliability to meet the most stringent security requirements and are looking forward to working with Watpac to meet Defence’s base protection needs."

Deliveries under the $70.3m project, which is currently underway at Saab’s systems integration facility at Mawson Lakes in Adelaide, Australia, are expected to take place between 2013 and 2014.

Saab provides products, services and solutions ranging from military defence to civil security as well as develops, adopts and improves new technology to meet customers’ changing needs.