Saab Strengthens Global Footprint with New Sirius Compact Facility in Tampere

Saab is responding to the high demand for its passive electronic warfare (EW) sensor, Sirius Compact, by entering volume serial production and establishing a new production facility in Tampere, Finland, in 2025.

First launched in 2022 and manufactured in Finland, Sirius Compact has been well received by the market with significant deliveries scheduled for 2025. In response to the high demand, Saab is now opening a new manufacturing facility in Tampere to cater to the volume of serial production of Sirius Compact.

“Saab’s footprint is growing in Finland with a focus on research and development operations in electronic warfare. This initiative underscores Saab’s commitment to provide cutting-edge defense solutions to customers,” says Kristian Tornivaara, Managing Director for Saab Finland.

Saab currently employs more than 200 people in Helsinki, Tampere, and Turku, a footprint that has grown rapidly in the last few years and continues to grow with planned recruitments. In addition to the Sirius Compact family of sensors, Saab Finland delivers sensor network capabilities and threat library management tools supporting customers’ tactical Electronic Support Measures (ESM) operations.

The new manufacturing facility in Tampere will enter into service in early 2025.

The Sirius Compact family of passive surveillance sensors enables detection, geolocation, classification, and prioritization of hostile Radar (R-ESM) and Communication (C-ESM) emitters, with variants dedicated to Land, Air, and naval domains.