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American Rheinmetall Systems has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to support the US Army’s Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station Program.
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The framework agreement, scheduled for five years, is valued in the double-digit million dollar range for Rheinmentall.
Enabled by electro optics, thermal imaging and rangefinders, the systems enable operators to effectively engage targets while stationary or on the move. 23,000 systems have been sold by Kongsberg to date.
As part of the contract, American Rheinmetall Systems is expected to support the delivery of the subsystems for the remotely operated weapons system, including image stabilised electro-optic sensors, weapons mounts and other critical parts.
“American Rheinmetall Systems is proud of our long-standing partnership with Kongsberg on the CROWS program. We look forward to continuing our best-in-class delivery of this critical technology to our Warfighters,” Brad Hittle, president and CEO, American Rheinmetall Systems said.
Earlier in the month, Rheinmetall officially commenced the local low-rate initial production (LRIP) construction on Hungary’s fleet of Lynx infantry fighting vehicles — marking a major milestone for the global uptake of the next-generation combat vehicles.
Rheinmetall’s state-of-the-art Lynx infantry fighting vehicle has reached its latest interim objective: promptly at the start of 2023, LRIP began in NATO member nation Hungary, the vehicle’s first customer.
The Hungarian Ministry of Defence contracted with Rheinmetall in September 2020 to supply combat vehicles and related services worth over €2 billion. In the first production phase, Hungary will take delivery of 46 Lynx IFVs and command and control vehicles as well as nine Bergepanzer 3 Büffel armoured recovery vehicles, all made in Germany. In a second phase, a joint venture in Hungary will produce a further 172 Lynx IFVs and combat support vehicles.
The first of these vehicles are to be delivered in 2024. In addition to the armoured fighting vehicles, the scope of supply includes ammunition and logistic services as well as 16 trucks.
Pre-series production is an important milestone, one which also encompasses fabrication of the Lance medium-calibre turret as well as additional variants of the Lynx. Full-rate production (FRP) is due to commence in July 2023. Recruitment of qualified personnel and the inflow of technical equipment for the Lynx centre of excellence is now in full swing.
A high-tech factory for this innovative fighting vehicle is now under construction in Zalaegerszeg, where it forms part of the ZalaZONE industrial complex. It encompasses modern assembly lines, a paint shop, internal logistic systems and an automated warehouse.
