KONGSBERG has booked an order valued at BNOK 1.1 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 2010. The weapon stations will be manufactured at KONGSBERG's plant in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA.
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.
For further information, please contact: Executive Vice President Egil Haugsdal, mobile phone 47 920 60027, or IR Manager Jan Erik Hoff, mobile phone 47 991 11916.