Next generation submarine: Sweden, Norway and Denmark form The Viking Industrial Group
Stockholm -- Industrial representatives from Denmark, Norway and Sweden have signed a Letter of Intent concerning cooperation between the three countries, and have formed an industrial consortium with a view to collaborating on the Viking submarine project. The companies that form The Viking Industrial Group are Danyard Aalborg AS (Denmark); Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (Norway) and Celsius (Sweden), via business unit Kockums Naval Systems. The Project Viking concept is to coordinate the procurement of next-generation submarines for these three Nordic countries, thereby reducing costs for each country. Preliminary and feasibility studies are currently in progress. The formation of The Viking Industrial Group is a major step in industrial terms. On the customer side, representatives for the defence materiel administrations of the participating countries have formed a Viking project group. An office has been established in Malm?, headed by Captain Morten Jakobssen, Royal Norwegian Navy.
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Next generation submarine: Sweden, Norway and Denmark form The Viking Industrial Group
