QinetiQ has successfully completed customer signoff trials and shipped the first consignment of LOKI torpedo countermeasures to Bergen for the Royal Norwegian Navy, as part of a supply and ongoing support contract worth over EUR4 million. Random customer selected LOKI rounds, designed to provide protection against torpedo attack for the new Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen class frigates, were first successfully and extensively tested in live firings during October in Portland Harbour.
The used payloads were then deployed in Loch Goil and powered remotely to perform and complete the acoustic tests. One additional randomly selected LOKI unit was also deployed in Loch Goil and operated under its own power to complete the testing and live firing acceptance trials.
QinetiQ is now actively seeking to exploit its torpedo countermeasures technology in the USA and with other international customers around the globe.
"This achievement is a major milestone as it confirms LOKI as a fully developed and deliverable QinetiQ product," stated Andrew Bailey, MD of QinetiQ's sea systems business. "Lot-one has now been shipped and will enter service with the Royal Norwegian Navy and we are currently negotiating with several other potential customers. Key to the appeal of LOKI is its acknowledged acoustic performance, its future proof design and the ease with which it can be configured by the user."
