DIVISION DYNAMIC SYSTEMS

The division's main product is the PROTECTOR weapon control system for armoured personnel carriers – RWS (Remote Weapon Station). The system was developed to protect military personnel in armoured vehicles. Weapons and sensors are mounted on the outside, while the operator remotely controls the system from a protected position inside the vehicle.

The division had a very good year in 2007. In August, Dynamic Systems signed a framework agreement with the US Army valued at NOK 8 billion for the delivery of remote weapon systems for the CROWS programme. The division received the first order, worth NOK 1.7 billion, the same day. There has also been a very good influx of other new orders and the backlog was valued MNOK 2 719 at year end.

KONGSBERG has contracts with Norway, the USA, Canada, Ireland, Australia, Finland, Switzerland, the Czech Republic the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Portugal. It is the world's largest manufacturer of remotely controlled weapon stations (RWS) for armoured personnel carriers. Several countries are planning to acquire similar systems.

Dynamic systems doubled its production capacity in 2007, and will at least double its capacity again in 2008. The plants in the US have been expanded and enlarged by several production lines and are manufacturing the systems for the CROWS order. This helps reduce foreign currency risk and will keep us closer to the customer, translating into first-class service and follow up.

The RWS is developed and improved on a continuous basis. A new, lighter version for smaller vehicles has been developed for sale to the US. We are also testing a version of the PROTECTOR (Sea PROTECTOR) for deployment on ships.