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Team Protect to supply anti-IED systems to UK Armed Forces around the world
The British Government on October 28 announced that soldiers, vehicles and UK military bases around the world will receive innovative…
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Kongsberg to supply more CROWS Common Remotely Operated Weapon Stations to US Army The U.S. Army has awarded a 5-year IDIQ contract valued up to USD 1.498 Bn to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS 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 U.S. Armed Services. These systems are in-service within every branch of the U.S. military and many US agencies, providing protection for soldiers within combat vehicles, facilities, and vessels. The Kongsberg Protector family of remote weapon stations is the most widely used system in the world, providing commonality among NATO and allied forces. “ Kongsberg is proud to be selected as the supplier in this competitive award for the next five-year CROWS contract. 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,” says Eirik Lie, President of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. “With this award, Kongsberg and the U.S. 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. 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,” said Eirik Tord Jensen, Executive Vice President for Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace Land Systems division. 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, and supporting a wide range of CROWS variants. With systems sold to 26 nations, Kongsberg is the world-leading provider of remote weapon stations.
The U.S. Army has awarded a 5-year IDIQ contract valued up to USD 1.498 Bn to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace…
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Technamm delivers first two VOS-APP Special Operations Vehicles to French Army
Launched in January 2016 and entrusted to Arquus by the French Army’s General Directorate of Armaments (DGA), Laurent Lagneau recalled…
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Elbit Systems to supply communications systems to Finnish army
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced on October 31 that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $25 million from the…
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US Army demonstrates Lockheed Martin Q-53 MMR Multi-Mission Radar in counter-UAS mission
The U.S. Army’s AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) Multi-Mission Radar (MMR) successfully integrated with an Army command and control system and provided tracking…
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Poland orders Chunmoo MRLs, receives first K2 MBTs and K9 SPHs
Poland signed a framework contract with Hanwha for 288 K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers (MRLs) on 19 October. The contract…
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SAAB signs contract with Lithuania to supply RBS 70 man portable air defense missile systems
According to information published by the Swedish company SAAB on October 25, 2022, SAAB has signed a four-year contract with…
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Thales to provide army of Luxembourg with new 4×4 armored reconnaissance vehicles
According to information released by Thales on October 25, 2022, the Luxembourg Directorate of Defence has announced the procurement of…
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Army of Argentina takes delivery of first modernized TAM 2C medium tank
According to information published by the “MercoPress” website on October 24, 2022, the first modernized medium tank TAM 2C fitted…
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