Prime Contractor: Saab AB of Sweden and through a US Government FMS case.

The C-RAM project is delivering a system that warns friendly forces of incoming enemy rocket, artillery and mortar attacks in time for them to take defensive positions and increase their chance of survival.

The delivered system consists of radars, laptop computers, sirens and strobe lights. When networked, this system can detect enemy rocket, artillery and mortar attacks before the projectiles from these attacks land near friendly troops.

Contracts were signed with Saab in 2010 to deliver Giraffe radar systems. A US Government FMS program was also established in 2010 to deliver Lightweight Counter Mortar Radars and all of the networking equipment, sirens and strobe lights. The US Government signed contracts with a range of contractors to deliver their equipment, the main contractor being Northrop Grumman.

In late 2010 the first deployment of equipment was delivered and installed in Afghanistan to Australia's main operating base. Additional equipment will be delivered in 2011 and 2012 to provide for use in other Australian patrol bases and for an Australia-based training system.