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release, Monday November 22, 2010 17:05 PM |
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Fast
delivery of Dingo 2 wheeled armoured to Norwegian Army
in Afghanistan three weeks after order. |
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Munich,
November 22nd, 2010 – Only three weeks after the
order agreement between the Norwegian Army and Krauss-Maffei
Wegmann (KMW) on October 29th this year, the first ten
of 20 DINGO 2 heavily armoured vehicles have been delivered
to a delegation of the Norwegian Armed Forces in Munich
(Germany) under the lead of Major General Trond R. Karlsen,
the head of the Norwegian Procurement Agency NDLO. The
vehicles are now on their way to Afghanistan, where KMW
service personnel will make them operational for theatre.
Parallel to the production of the vehicles Norwegian soldiers
were trained by KMW in maintaining and operating the DINGO
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Colonel Morten Drønen, Major General Trond R. Karlsen,
Frank Haun (CEO KMW), Brigadier General Rune Jacobsen
(from left to right)
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Thus
KMW demonstrates once again its ability for quick and
reliable delivery and its worldknown contribution to
the protection of soldiers on the ground. “We
are proud to work with such a remarkably professional
and challenging customer as the Norwegian Army. They
have selected the best protected vehicle in its class
and we delivered them express in record time”
says Frank Haun, CEO and President of KMW.
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DINGO 2 will be deployed as a patrol and protection vehicle.
KMW also supports the Norvegian Forces with on-site service
teams in Afghanistan to cover tasks such as maintenance,
repairs as well as training of the crews. The DINGO 2
is the safest and best-protected wheeled vehicle in its
class with an outstanding performance on difficult terrains
and under extreme climatic conditions. With over 700 vehicles
delivered in different configurations, the DINGO is a
trusted mission partner by six different European nations. |
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