Norway Orders M3 from GDELS

The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency NDMA and General Dynamics European Land Systems–Bridge Systems have today signed a contract for the delivery of the M3 amphibious bridge and ferry system. Norway is the third member of the Nordic Defence Cooperation NORDEFCO to procure the M3 after Sweden and Denmark.

This latest order will further strengthen interoperability within NATO, as six member states will now use the M3. The amphibious system has established itself as the fastest and most flexible means for wet gap crossing on the market and has already proven its suitability for the northern theater of operations. Only in October, Germany and the United Kingdom, through the Joint Organisation for Armaments Cooperation OCCAR, have ordered a new generation of the M3 to replace their existing fleets.