Defense Partnership

Hyundai Rotem's K2 tank

Hyundai Rotem announced on Sept. 28 that it has signed a teaming agreement with Norway’s Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace AS. Kongsberg is Norway’s largest defense company, supplying world-class ground weapons and aerospace systems and solutions.

Hyundai Rotem signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kongsberg in August of last year to cooperate in the tank business, and the latest teaming agreement will further strengthen the cooperative relationship between the two companies.

On Sept. 21, officials from Kongsberg visited Hyundai Rotem's exhibition hall at the Korea Defense Industry Show and signed the teaming agreement. The two companies will cooperate in the development and sales of weapon systems to penetrate the global defense market.

In particular, Hyundai Rotem will apply Kongsberg products such as remote weapon systems and digitally integrated systems to its ground weapon system platform, which includes the K2 main battle tank and the K808 wheeled armored vehicle.

In addition, the two companies will cooperate to develop unmanned turrets and anti-unmanned aerial vehicle defense systems for Hyundai Rotem's next-generation tanks and wheeled armored vehicles.

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