Trackfire RWS Hits the Mark for the Finnish Amphibious Market
Defence and Security company Saab has been selected to equip Marine AlutechOyAB’s Watercat™ M18 AMC amphibious assault craft with the Trackfire Remote Weapon Station (RWS).
The Watercat™ M18 AMC’s will be delivered to the Finnish Navy in the time period 2014 to 2016. The contract covers the delivery, support and training for 12 Trackfire RWS with an option for additional systems.
The Watercat™ M18 AMC’s will be armed with a dual weapon Trackfire RWS (mounting the 12.7mm NSV or alternatively the 40mm Grenade Machine Gun, as well as a coaxial PKM machine gun) and features a video tracker module, dual-command Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and high performance Sensor Module
“We are delighted to have been selected to provide the Trackfire RWS as an integral part of the Watercat™ M18 AMC solution” says Thomas Kloos, Head of Product Area Command and Control Systems at Saab. “This further cements our position as a long-term provider of fire control solutions for our Finnish customer. Trackfire represents the next generation of high performance RWS; as adept on land vehicles as it is on naval vessels; and therefore we are confident on building on this success with additional orders from other users”.
Based on mature, in-service building blocks from across the Saab portfolio, Trackfire has been developed as a “best of breed” solution to meet the emergent requirements for mobility, protection and firepower, be it for land or naval applications.
The contract for the Finnish Navy is the second Trackfire contract, the first being awarded late 2011 by ATK for the integration of the LW25 Chain Gun with the US Government as the End User.
About Saab: Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions ranging from military defence to civil security. Saab has operations and employees on all continents and constantly develops, adopts and improves new technology to meet customers’ changing needs.
Marine Alutech Oy Ab offers the customer solutions for special equipment, maintenance and service, transportation and training of the personnel. The customization of an existing model is a winning concept both quality wise and from an economic standpoint of view. Our civilian and military concepts are based on a few well-planned designs to which both we and the users have contributed the best of our knowledge and experience.
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Saab Press Centre, +46 (0)734 180 018, presscentre@saabgroup.com
The information was submitted for publication on 21 December 14.00 (CET).
