Kongsberg to Supply MINESNIPER Mk III Mine Disposal Weapon System to Royal Norwegian Navy

: Posted On Friday, 20 September 2013 09:27

Naval Defense Industry News - Norway

Kongsberg to Supply MINESNIPER Mk III Mine Disposal Weapon System to Royal Norwegian Navy

Kongsberg Defence Systems (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract for supply of the MINESNIPER Mk III One Shot Mine Disposal Weapon System to the Royal Norwegian Navy. The contract is won in international competition and made between the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation and KONGSBERG, represented by the Naval Systems & Surveillance division.

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Royal Norwegian Navy Alta class minesweeper. Kongsberg will fit MINESNIPER Mk III onboard the six Mine Countermeasure Vessels (MCMV) of the class.
Picture: Peter Reed Larsen/Umoe Mandal

The MINESNIPER Mk III System will support the needs of the Armed Forces by introducing new and flexible capabilities for inspection and disarmament of Sea-Mines in the Royal Norwegian Navy. The System consists of a number of MINESNIPER Mk III combat vehicles, inspection/training vehicles, logistics and services for integration into the Command and Control System on-board the Navy's six Mine Countermeasure Vessels (MCMV).

MINESNIPER Mk III One Shot Mine Disposal Weapon System
Picture: Kongsberg

“The MINESNIPER Mk III System will enable MCM operations to be performed in a safer, more rapid and more efficient way. This contract is the result of a long term effort to strengthen our position as supplier of MCM systems, and in this context this is a very important reference contract for KONGSBERG”, says Executive Vice President Leiv Inge Steig in Kongsberg Defence Systems.