Kongsberg production contract with Supacat to deliver Protector Remote Weapon Systems 2305151.

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.

The Remote Weapon Station (RWS) Protector is a remotely controlled weapon station for light and medium calibre weapons and can be mounted on any type of platform. PROTECTOR has been in full scale production since December 2001. Since then more than 17 000 systems have been sold to 17 nations.

The PROTECTOR family of Remote Weapon Stations consists of six different variants suitable for any missions; M151, M153, Sea, Lite, Super Lite and Medium Caliber RWS. As a complete package KONGSBERG provides PROTECTOR Training Systems.