In the future, Rheinmetall will supply precision subsystems for the US Army's Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS). The company has announced that CROWS manufacturer Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace has signed a framework agreement with American Rheinmetall to support the US Army's CROWS program. The five-year framework agreement could result in incoming orders for Rheinmetall in the tens of millions.
According to the company announcement, the further delivery of precision subsystems including high-resolution, image-stabilized electro-optical sensors (daily cameras), weapon mounts and other important assemblies was agreed. American Rheinmetall Systems has been supplying supporting subsystems since 2008 and has performed thousands of repairs, maintenance and upgrades for in-service systems during that time.
Die CROWS-Systeme ermöglichen es den Streitkräften, Ziele aus der Bewegung oder stationär bei Tag und Nacht mit präzisem Feuer zu bekämpfen. Sie sind mit einer Tagsichtkamera, einer Wärmebildkamera und einem Laserentfernungsmesser ausgestattet. Kongsberg hat innerhalb von 17 Jahren mehr als 23.000 CROWS-Systeme an 26 Nationen weltweit geliefert.
Editors / gwh
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