Continued Delivery of Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station for US Army

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace’s Common Remotely Operated Weapon Stations are in-service within every branch of the US military, providing protection for soldiers within combat vehicles, facilities, and vessels By DA Staff / 02 Nov 2022

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Continued Delivery of Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station for US Army
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Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS has been awarded a $1.498 billion, five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract by the US Army for the continued delivery of the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS).

Between the M151 and M153 variants, KONGSBERG has delivered more than 18,000 systems to the US Armed Services. These systems are in-service within every branch of the US military and many US agencies, providing protection for soldiers within combat vehicles, facilities, and vessels. 

“KONGSBERG is proud to be selected as the supplier in this competitive award for the next five-year CROWS contract,“ said Eirik Lie, President of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. “This is an important milestone. We are extending our collaboration with US Army as we have since 2007 enabling KONGSBERG, together with the customer, to provide the soldiers with the best remotely controlled weapon solution.”

“With this award, KONGSBERG and the US Government will be able to fully realize the investments made in the Tech Refresh systems and bring those capabilities to new and existing customers both in the US and abroad,” said Eirik Tord Jensen, Executive Vice President for Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace Land Systems division. “CROWS Tech Refresh is the ‘next generation’ of remote weapon stations. The Tech Refresh systems are designed to provide greater stand-off, increased precision, and networking capabilities as well as vastly improved situational awareness in addition to being backwards compatible.”

With more than 23,000 systems sold worldwide and 17 years of CROWS experience, KONGSBERG will continue to support the soldiers with new systems and capabilities meeting tomorrow’s requirements while maintaining ans supporting a wide range of CROWS variants. With systems sold to 26 nations, KONGSBERG remote weapon stations provide commonality among NATO and allied forces.

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