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 "slug": "denmark-dalo-saab-giraffe-1x-radar-rental-permanent-order",
 "title": "Denmark's DALO Buys the Saab Giraffe 1X Counter-Drone Radar After a Six-Month Rental Trial",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/denmark-dalo-saab-giraffe-1x-radar-rental-permanent-order/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/denmark-dalo-saab-giraffe-1x-radar-rental-permanent-order/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-06-17T23:21:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:54:21.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStockholm, 17 June 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Denmark's defence acquisition agency DALO converted a rental of Saab Giraffe 1X radars into a firm purchase, Saab announced on 17 June 2026, after the systems ran on lease for more than six months\n * The Giraffe 1X is a compact 3D radar deployed in a Compact Radar Module configuration; it detects and tracks drones, aircraft, helicopters, missiles, rockets, artillery rounds and mortars in high-clutter environments\n * The systems first deploye",
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  "air-missile-defence",
  "uncrewed-autonomy"
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 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "iamd-air-missile-defense",
  "drones-uav"
 ],
 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "saab",
  "sweden"
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