The Malaysian Army will fit a Norwegian-developed surveillance system to a number of the AV8 armored vehicles it is procuring from Turkish company FNSS.
Rheinmetall Nordic said in a statement released Oct. 20 that its Vingtaqs II long-range surveillance and reconnaissance system had been selected in a deal worth about 36 million euros ($49.6 million).
The system determines target coordinates at long ranges from the vehicle and also accommodates laser-designated targeting, allowing it to support forward air controller operations, said the Rheinmetall subsidiary.
The company, known as Simrad Optronics before it was acquired last year by Rheinmetall, said this was the largest order it has ever booked.
The deal includes supply of the Vingtaqs II, systems integration, training and documentation.
The Norwegian Army was the launch customer for the Vingtaqs system.
The Vingtaqs II will be integrated on the eight-wheel-drive vehicles being developed in a $559 million deal agreed between FNSS and the Malaysian government in midyear.
FNSS will develop the AV8 vehicles using its PARS machine as the baseline design.
Nearly 260 vehicles in various roles are scheduled to be delivered by FNSS' Malaysian partner, DEFTECH, starting in 2014.
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