Posted By: Robin-Ivan Capar 8. July 2021

Norway and Germany have signed contracts for the delivery of new submarines. This also opens up the German market for the Norwegian defense industry.

Germany and Norway have reached an agreement on the order of submarines from the German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. 

The new submarines will be delivered from 2029 and will be operational until the end of the 2060s.

At the same time, the two countries have signed a contract with Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace for new sea target missiles and combat systems.

“We have now reached an important milestone in the submarine project and the strategic cooperation with Germany. I applaud those who have worked hard to meet deadlines and get the contracts and industrial agreement in place,” Norwegian Minister of Defense Frank Bakke-Jensen (H) noted in a statement.

Kongsberg deal

For Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace, the contract alone is worth NOK 8.2 billion. It involves supplying elements from the combat system ORCCA to the countries’ six new 212CD submarines, and Naval Strike Missile (NSM) to both countries’ navies, the company stated in a press release.

Four of these submarines will be delivered to Norway. When the Norwegian parliament (Storting) approved the purchase in 2017, the cost limit was NOK 41.4 billion. 

It has since risen to 45 billion and includes submarines, weapons acquisitions, implementation costs, and contingency provisions. The price per submarine will thus be just over NOK 11 billion.

In March this year, it became clear that the contract negotiations with ThyssenKrupp had finally been completed.

The industrial agreement that has now been signed will help open up the German market for the Norwegian defense industry. The marking of cooperation between Germany and Norway will take place in Kiel after the summer, and then a model of the new submarines will also be unveiled.

Source: © NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today / #NorwayTodayNews

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