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http://navaltoday.com/2016/04/04/switzerland-to-renew-its-patrol-boat-fleet/
Switzerland to renew its patrol boat fleet
Photo: VBS (Swiss Federal Department of Defense)
Despite being landlocked, Switzerland has been maintaining a small navy force of 11 Acquarius-class patrol boats used to patrol lakes Konstanz and Geneva, which form the country’s international boundaries.
According to local media, Switzerland is now set to acquire 14 Watercat 1250 Patrol boats from the Finnish manufacturer Marine Alutech.
The move was not welcomed by the Swiss media as they interpreted it as a waste of money due to the fact that the boats have no significant use.
A Swiss Federal Department of Defense (VBS) spokesman however was reported as saying that the government intended to modernize its existing naval force according to the Swiss armed forces development plan from 2014.
Financial reasons delayed the acquisition of the boats, the spokesman said. Now that country gave up on acquiring Gripen aircraft, it is able to buy the new boats.
According to the Swiss news portal 20 Minuten the 14 boats will cost 49 million Swiss Franc (approx. $51 million). The deal is yet to be approved by the government.
The Watercat 1250 Patrol boats that Switzerland intends to acquire are 12 meters long and propelled by two 228 kW diesel-engines. The boats are intended to be equipped with a 12,7mm machine gun station.
http://news.cision.com/no/kongsberg...ntrakter-forprotector-rws-til-sveits,c2181978
Kongsberg Gruppen signerer kontrakter forPROTECTOR RWS til Sveits
ti, feb 07, 2017 08:14 CET
Kongsberg Gruppen har signert nye kontrakter for leveranse av PROTECTOR RWS til armasuisse for om lag NOK 130 millioner.
Våpenstyringssystemet som skal leveres til det sveitsiske forsvaret er en oppdatert konfigurasjon med nye avanserte kapabiliteter for nye plattformer.
- Kongsberg Gruppen har levert PROTECTOR våpenstyringssystem til Sveits siden 2007. Denne konfigurasjonen er et resultat av et nært samarbeid med kunden for å videreutvikle systemet for neste generasjons plattformer, sier Espen Henriksen, administrerende direktør i Kongsberg Protech Systems.
PROTECTOR RWS er et våpenstyringssystem hvor operatøren styrer våpenet fra innsiden av kjøretøyet, noe som gir økt beskyttelse. Per i dag har PROTECTOR blitt solgt til 18 land, og Kongsberg Gruppen er verdens ledende leverandør av fjernstyrte våpenstyringssystemer.
Switzerland to renew its patrol boat fleet
Photo: VBS (Swiss Federal Department of Defense)
Despite being landlocked, Switzerland has been maintaining a small navy force of 11 Acquarius-class patrol boats used to patrol lakes Konstanz and Geneva, which form the country’s international boundaries.
According to local media, Switzerland is now set to acquire 14 Watercat 1250 Patrol boats from the Finnish manufacturer Marine Alutech.
The move was not welcomed by the Swiss media as they interpreted it as a waste of money due to the fact that the boats have no significant use.
A Swiss Federal Department of Defense (VBS) spokesman however was reported as saying that the government intended to modernize its existing naval force according to the Swiss armed forces development plan from 2014.
Financial reasons delayed the acquisition of the boats, the spokesman said. Now that country gave up on acquiring Gripen aircraft, it is able to buy the new boats.
According to the Swiss news portal 20 Minuten the 14 boats will cost 49 million Swiss Franc (approx. $51 million). The deal is yet to be approved by the government.
The Watercat 1250 Patrol boats that Switzerland intends to acquire are 12 meters long and propelled by two 228 kW diesel-engines. The boats are intended to be equipped with a 12,7mm machine gun station.
http://news.cision.com/no/kongsberg...ntrakter-forprotector-rws-til-sveits,c2181978
Kongsberg Gruppen signerer kontrakter forPROTECTOR RWS til Sveits
ti, feb 07, 2017 08:14 CET
Kongsberg Gruppen har signert nye kontrakter for leveranse av PROTECTOR RWS til armasuisse for om lag NOK 130 millioner.
Våpenstyringssystemet som skal leveres til det sveitsiske forsvaret er en oppdatert konfigurasjon med nye avanserte kapabiliteter for nye plattformer.
- Kongsberg Gruppen har levert PROTECTOR våpenstyringssystem til Sveits siden 2007. Denne konfigurasjonen er et resultat av et nært samarbeid med kunden for å videreutvikle systemet for neste generasjons plattformer, sier Espen Henriksen, administrerende direktør i Kongsberg Protech Systems.
PROTECTOR RWS er et våpenstyringssystem hvor operatøren styrer våpenet fra innsiden av kjøretøyet, noe som gir økt beskyttelse. Per i dag har PROTECTOR blitt solgt til 18 land, og Kongsberg Gruppen er verdens ledende leverandør av fjernstyrte våpenstyringssystemer.
