Kongsberg receives CROWS contract
Kongsberg has received a contract from the US Army for production, system support and technical engineering support for the family of CROWS remote weapon stations, the company announced on 14 September.
The $498 million IDIQ frame contract extends over a five-year period. This is the third five-year contract with the US Army for the M151 and M153 CROWS. The total scope of the agreement will depend on future demand and annual allocations and will include development and qualification of CROWS systems for air-defence, C-UAS and force protection.
Additional technology development under this contract will include advanced control systems, expansion of on-going anti-tank guided missile integration, air-defence missile-integration, non-lethal effectors as well as new weapons, including 30mm XM 914.
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