KONGSBERG has booked an order valued at MNOK 58 from the US Army. The order is part of the 8 billion NOK Common Remotely Operated Weapon Stations (CROWS) framework agreement signed in August 2007. The deliveries will take place in first half of 2009.
CROWS is a joint acquisition programme for weapon stations for the US Army`s vehicle programmes. A common solution will result in substantial efficiency gains in respect of protection, training, support and further development.
KONGSBERG have also been awarded a MNOK 135 order by General Dynamics Land Systems in USA for deliveries of weapon control systems for armoured personel vehicles to US Army.