GUTE II
Sweden's Ground-based Air Defence II programme, a mobile Counter-UAS system combining Giraffe radar, Trackfire weapon stations, and EW effectors.
On 2 April, Sweden awarded Saab a 2.6 billion Swedish kronor contract for GUTE II, a mobile counter-drone programme combining radar, remote weapon stations and electronic-warfare effectors.
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GUTE II forms Sweden's Ground-based Air Defence II programme for mobile counter-drone defence. Its planned system joins Giraffe 1X radar, Trackfire remote weapon stations and electronic-warfare effectors, covering detection and both kinetic and non-kinetic responses to unmanned aircraft.
The programme is procured through Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration, known as FMV. Saab leads the system delivery, while the Giraffe 1X radar provides an air-surveillance element used by several NATO allies. GUTE II therefore links Sweden's national procurement system to equipment already familiar across allied air-defence forces.
GUTE II strengthens mobile drone defence
On 2 April, Sweden placed GUTE II with Saab for a mobile counter-drone system. The programme combines Giraffe 1X air-surveillance radar, Trackfire remote weapon stations and electronic-warfare effectors, giving Swedish forces several means to detect and defeat small and medium unmanned aircraft.
GUTE II places the capability with deployable ground forces rather than a fixed site. That focus matters in northern Europe, where units may need to move across dispersed terrain while operating under electronic interference. First deliveries are scheduled for 2027, making the award an early step in Sweden's fielding of the system.