Swiss Army to receive Kongsbergs Protector Remote Weapon Station


KONGSBERG has been awarded a MNOK 350 order by the Swiss Army for the delivery of Protector weapon control systems, including logistics for the vehicle programs GMTF and ABC. Deliveries will commence in autumn 2009.PROTECTOR - Remote Weapon Station (RWS) is a remotely controlled weapon station for light and medium calibre weapons and can be installed on any type of vehicle. PROTECTOR has been in full scale production since December 2001. Since then more than 3000 systems have been delivered to several customers around the world.The Protector weapon control system protects military troops by allowing the vehicle's weapons to be operated from a protected position inside the vehicle.


Source: http://www.defpro.com/news/details/4473/

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