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Thales to supply solutions for the Norwegian Armed Forces' CV90 infantry fighting vehicle upgrade. | |||
Thales
Norway will deliver communication, security and soldier integration solutions
for the CV90
upgrade programme as part of a Norwegian team lead by Kongsberg. The team,
including Kongsberg, Thales Norway and Vinghøg, will supply combat
systems for military vehicles to BAE Systems. BAE Systems, Sweden, is
the main supplier to the Norwegian Army's upgrade programme of the CV90
infantry fighting vehicle. |
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Norwegian
industry has a key role in the modernization of the CV90.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Thales Norway and Vinghøg are
major subcontractors in areas such as computers, communications and armaments.
“We have agreed to structure the industrial cooperation in such
a way that it strengthens the capacity of Norwegian industry to both develop
and manufacture systems within key technology sectors that remain important
to the Norwegian Armed Forces”, concludes State Secretary Ingebrigtsen
in a Ministry of Defence press release. |
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