Norway sending $70M in mobile counter-drone tech to Ukraine

Ukraine will be getting reinforcements to its broadening patchwork of counter-drone assets with the delivery of Cortex Typhon systems from Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, estimated to be worth around £56 million ($70 million).

Kongsberg made the announcement of the pending transfer of its Cortex Typhon counter-drone tech as part of Norway’s involvement with the UK-led International Fund for Ukraine. The organization is underwriting the £56 million cost of the unspecified number of units, which are described as effective in neutralizing drones of a wide range of sizes and sophistication.

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The company said the counter-drone system integrates several free-standing military assets that have proven their mettle in simulated and actual conflict situations around the globe. Those include software and hardware from Teledyne Flir, and Kongsberg surveillance…