Denmark orders more Millennium guns
Rheinmetall has been awarded a follow-up contract from Danish procurement authorities to supply additional 35mm Oerlikon Millennium guns for Royal Danish Navy ships, the company announced on 16 November.
The company will also provide spare parts and technical services under the order, which is valued at $21.44 million. The guns will be delivered in 2016.
The weapon system arms two vessels of the Danish navy: the Absalon class and the new Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate. The initial order was received by Rheinmetall in 2005.
The Millennium gun will be used by the navy along with Rheinmetall’s 35mm Ahead airburst ammunition. The gun is a close-range self-defence weapon system and is capable of neutralising asymmetric and symmetric threats from the surface or the air.
The guns will be managed by SaabTech CEROS fire control systems and Terma command and control technology.
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