Germany and Sweden are to equip their new 6×6 armored vehicles with remote-controlled weapon stations from Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace.
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This is revealed in a press release from Kongsberg on Friday 6 February.
The new agreement has been concluded with Finnish Patria, which builds the armored vehicles. Kongsberg will deliver several hundred weapon stations of the type Protector RS4.
The contract is worth around 140 million euros, and there are options for more orders later.
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A remote-controlled weapon station allows the soldiers to operate the weapon from inside the vehicle, instead of standing up in a hatch.
It has a day camera and thermal sight that is controlled from a console.
Kongsberg states that the RS4 solution is an updated version of the Nordic configuration, with integrated sensors and support for several weapon types. The system can also be expanded with functions to combat drones.
International cooperation
The investment is part of the CAVS program – a collaboration where several countries come together to use a common type of armour 6×6 vehicle.
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Finland, Latvia, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Great Britain and Norway are included in the programme.
– This contract positions the RS4 as the standard weapon station configuration across the multinational CAVS fleet, says Kjetil Reiten Myhra, divisional director at Kongsberg & Defense & Aerospace.
Kongsberg says it has delivered over 24,000 remotely controlled weapon systems to 31 countries, including the US Army.
