History - Bertin Exensor

Our journey

Founded in 1987, Bertin Exensor began as a provider of wired perimeter protection systems for the Swedish Armed Forces. In the late 1990s, Bertin Exensor launched the development of the advanced UMRA wireless sensor concept with the ability to identify military-type vehicles using a combination of seismic, acoustic and magnetic sensors. In 2004, after years of project management and interaction with military personnel, Bertin Exensor won a major contract with the German Army to supply 600 UGS systems to be integrated into the Fennek armored reconnaissance vehicles. This contract marked the beginning of an intense development period. In 2008, the Flexnet Unattended Ground Sensor platform was introduced to the market. Since then, Flexnet has been successfully delivered to more than 20 countries worldwide. Bertin Exensor, with its headquarters located in Lund, Sweden, and main production site in Basingstoke, UK, is widely regarded as the the world-leading providers of UGS systems, supplying both civilian and military customers, with state-of-the-art, rugged protection and surveillance solutions.

1987

Company establishment

1995

Development of the UMRA Multisensor concept

2000

First delivery of UMRA 1 Concept to Swedish Armed Forces

2002

US Contract for UMRA 1B

2004

Breaktrough German Contract for UMRA 1G, 95 Fennek vehicles equipped

2007

Development of UMRA Mini & Flexnet concept

2007

Nordic Venture Partners invests in Bertin Exensor

2008

Expansion

  • UMRA mini/FLEXNET – Market introduction
  • Exensor acquires CRL – Communication Research Labs Sweden
  • Bertin Exensor opens Bertin Exensor France Branch
2010

Market Expansion:

First supply of Flexnet in Asia

2010

Arkonia becomes Bertin Exensor Ltd

New facilities in Steventon, UK

2014

New Product - UMRA Mini MK3

2014

Breakthrough in the civilian market

First large permanent installation in critical infrastructure

2017

Bertin Exensor becomes part of Bertin Technologies

2018

New product VMS (Video management server)

2020

New C2 hardware PDA, Laptops and Tablets

2020

Signature of an 8-year Frame Agreement in the Netherlands

2021

Major order for the Swedish Home Guard

2022

Romania joins the Flexnet User Community

2023

Major Frame Agreement with Germany

2023

New Zealand joins the Flexnet User Community

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