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Kongsberg gains Norwegian, South Korean contracts

By Richard Tomkins
Kongsberg will maintain gear boxes on the Sea King helicopters for the Norwegian military. Photo Courtesy Kongsberg
Kongsberg will maintain gear boxes on the Sea King helicopters for the Norwegian military. Photo Courtesy Kongsberg

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Kongsberg Defense Systems will maintain gear boxes on Norway's Sea King helicopters, under a deal with the Norwegian Defense Logistics organization.

The framework agreement, which could cost as much as $37.9 million, is in effect until 2020 and has a three-year option.

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"This framework agreement secures a continued operation of the Norwegian Sea King helicopters until the new AW101 search-and-rescue helicopters are fully operative, and entail an important continuity for Kongsberg in a period where the organization is being built up to maintain gearboxes on the NH-90 and AW101 helicopters," Kongsberg's Executive Vice President Aerostructure Terje Bråthen said in a company news release Tuesday.

The Norway-based company also announced it will deliver its Integrated Combat Solution for Finland's new K9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled artillery.

The contract was signed with Hanwha Land Systems of South Korea, maker of the artillery.

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