RWS PROTECTOR PDS CONTRACT – OCTOBER 2026

Defence Equipment and Support

Publication date 19 December 2025, 12:30pm
Contract location
UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Total value £1,500,000

This opportunity is for the Post Design Services Technical Support for the M151 Protector Remote Weapon Station (RWS) which is an autonomous vehicle mounted weapon for remote operation of either the 7.62mm General Purposes Machine Gun (GPMG), or 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (HMG), or 40mm Grenade Machine Gun (GMG) platform which can be mounted on a variety of armoured vehicles. It is designed and manufactured by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Norway (OEM). The contract is expected to last continue for 4 years until 30th of October 2030.

RWS PROTECTOR PDS CONTRACT – OCTOBER 2026