Anti-Drone Systems from Norway Will Arrive in Ukraine
The International Fund for Ukraine (IFU), led by Great Britain, has signed a contract with the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence&Aerospace for the supply of anti-unmanned aerial vehicle systems to Ukraine.
The company announced this on its website.
The batch of anti-drone systems to be delivered to Ukraine consists of several CORTEX Typhon systems designed to counter a wide range of UAVs and equipped with solutions for physical impact or other means of neutralizing airborne threats.
The contract's value is estimated at 740 million Norwegian kroner (over 56 pounds sterling).
"This contract will significantly enhance the potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and support their ability to defend their people and country from aerial threats," commented Eirik Lie, President of Kongsberg Defence&Aerospace.
CORTEX Typhon C-UAS is based on field-proven software and hardware from Teledyne Flir and KONGSBERG, which includes a surveillance system and KONGSBERG Remote Weapon Station (RWS), as well as the integrated combat solution CORTEX (ICS).
In coordination with Kongsberg Defence&Aerospace, the armed forces of Norway have provided Ukraine with Dingo vehicles, machine guns, and ammunition for this UAV countermeasure system.
"This is the result of excellent cooperation between the Norwegian armed forces and industry, demonstrating the ability to think anew and innovatively. It will help save the lives of Ukrainians and is crucial in countering Russia's brutal aggression," stated Norway's Minister of Defense Bjorn Arild Gram.
Gram also emphasized that Western support is "absolutely crucial" for Ukraine to repel Russia's brutal invasion. "Norway has provided significant support to Ukraine after the invasion, and the government will continue to provide as much support as necessary," said the government official.
Previously, the EU and Norway signed an agreement for the second tranche of voluntary financial contributions from Norway to the European Peace Fund (EPF) for supplying military equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In July, the Norwegian government announced an increase in military support to Ukraine – by 2.5 billion kroner this year. Thus, it will amount to a total of 10 billion kroner (960 million dollars).
Recall that the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU) is a financing mechanism that seeks modest financial contributions from international partners to provide continuous priority military assistance to Ukraine. This includes the supply of lethal and non-lethal military support that does not harm the military capabilities of partner countries.
The fund is managed by the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain on behalf of the Executive Commission, composed of Great Britain, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden.
These partners, along with Iceland and Lithuania, have jointly contributed over 770 million pounds sterling to the Fund to date.