During a check out to the Ukrainian capital, Eirik Lie, President of Kongsberg Defence & & Aerospace, and a Ukrainian partner, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and produce air defence rockets that can be used against numerous targets, such as drones.There is an urgent requirement to produce more economical air defence missiles in big volumes, to deal with risks from assaulting drones.
Together with our Ukrainian partner, and with assistance from the Norwegian authorities, we look forward to developing an efficient missile that we can make and deliver in large numbers and that can be integrated with the NASAMS air defence system, stated Eirik Lie, President of Kongsberg Defence & & Aerospace.The NASAMS air defence systems help save Ukrainian lives and safeguard crucial infrastructure every day in Ukraine.
The federal government is now funding the advancement of air defence rockets that are cheaper to produce and that can be utilized in combination with the NASAMS air defence system in Ukraine, said Minister of Defense Tore O.
Sandvik.The event was participated in by Sandvik and his Ukrainian equivalent Rustem Umerov, as KONGSBERG marked the opening of its brand-new workplace in Kyiv.Maritime CapabilitiesSeparately, KONGSBERG signed an MoU with another domestic industrial gamer for the advancement of unmanned surface vessels, or drone boats, equipped with weapon stations from KONGSBERG.Unmanned vessels play a significant role in assisting Ukraine to safeguard its territory, and neutralise the Russian navy in the Black Sea, and with support from our partners, we are all set to deliver the next generation unmanned maritime capabilities, Lie added.Norway is also funding the development of the unmanned maritime capabilities.Source: KONGSBERG