Advanced Navigation secures $26M contract with Kongsberg for C-UAS systems
What happened
Advanced Navigation secured a $26 million supply agreement with Kongsberg. Under the deal, Advanced Navigation will supply hundreds of its Boreas Fibre-Optic Gyroscope (FOG) Inertial Navigation System (INS) for integration into Kongsberg's Protector Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) platforms. The inertial systems enable C-UAS stations to accurately detect, track, and engage air threats when GPS signals are jammed, spoofed, or unavailable.
Why it matters
The contract involves the supply of critical technology for defense platforms. The successful defense export of Protector platforms bolsters the profile of the Norwegian defense industry.
Who's involved
- KongsbergKongsberg is the manufacturer of the Protector C-UAS platforms involved in the contract.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- KongsbergSpeculative
Kongsberg could see its core business bolstered by the successful acquisition of major defense contracts.
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The entities involved
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Norway
country in Northern Europe
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Kongsberg
locality in Kongsberg municipality, Norway
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