Millennium 35MM Ahead Naval Gun System Contract
(Source: Rheinmetall DeTec; issued Oct. 28, 2004)
The Naval Material Command, Denmark, has placed a contract with Oerlikon Contraves for Millennium 35 mm Ahead Naval Gun Systems for installation on the new Combat Support Ships (CSS) of the Royal Danish Navy. Oerlikon Contraves is a subsidiary of the Rheinmetall DeTec group, Duesseldorf.
Each CSS will be fitted with two Millennium guns, one forward of the bridge and one aft on the hangar roof. They will be controlled by the SaabTech CEROS fire control systems and the Terma Command Management System of the CSS.
The Millennium guns and their unique 35 mm Ahead Air Burst Munition (ABM) will fulfill the Inner Layer Defence role in the CSS Combat System being able to defeat both asymmetric and symmetric air and surface threats as a multi-role weapon system.
Denmark is the seventh NATO country to select for procurement the 35 mm Ahead Air Burst Munition, which together with the powerful 35/1000 Revolver Cannon provides exceptional and flexible fire power including the capability for scaleable lethality to meet different operational scenarios.
The Naval Material Command contract with Oerlikon Contraves also includes an option for additional Millennium guns for the Patrol Vessel Programme for the Royal Danish Navy, which is a derivative of the CSS design.
Oerlikon Contraves is in partnership with Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors, Akron/USA, for the execution of the Millennium program.
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