KONGSBERG to deliver PROTECTOR RWS to Australia

KONGSBERG has signed a production contract with the vehicle manufacturer Supacat Pty, Ltd in Australia for the delivery of PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Systems. The end user is the Commonwealth of Australia (CoA).

Australia was one of the first export countries to purchase PROTECTOR RWS back in 2004. This is the first contract between the vehicle producer Supacat and Kongsberg, and the first time PROTECTOR RWS will be integrated on an open vehicle. The parties’ intention is to further develop the cooperation into this segment of vehicles. The contract is valued to app. MNOK 40, and the production of PROTECTOR Dual RWS will start immediately in Kongsberg, Norway. Deliveries are expected to commence by the end of the year.

Supacat is an innovative engineering and design house that has a pedigree of producing and supporting high-mobility, all-terrain vehicles.

The PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Station is designed for small and medium caliber weapons and can be installed on any type of platform; it is a fully stabilized, combat proven system qualified for global operations.

As of 2015, the PROTECTOR system has been chosen by 17 nations and KONGSBERG continues to be the world’s leading provider of Remote Weapon Stations.

For further information:
President Espen Henriksen,
Kongsberg Protech Systems
Tel: +47 913 95 343

KONGSBERG (OSE-ticker: KOG) is an international, knowledge-based group delivering high technology systems and solutions to clients within the oil and gas industry, merchant marine, defence and aerospace. KONGSBERG has more than 7 700 employees located in more than 25 countries and total revenues of NOK 16.6 billion in 2014.

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