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Army Selects Kongsberg To Provide Wireless Fire Control Capability For RCVs

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, July 1st, 2020

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Army Selects Kongsberg To Provide Wireless Fire Control Capability For RCVs

Kongsberg CROWS

The Army has selected Kongsberg to provide the wireless fire control capability for the medium caliber weapon system on its future Light and Medium Robotic Combat Vehicles, the company said Wednesday. Kongsberg has also been tapped to provide its Common Remote Weapon Station-Javelin (CROWS-J) and its Medium Caliber Turret-30mm (MCT-30) for the Army’s Phase 2 RCV experiment in FY ‘22. “Beyond lethality and scalability, in conjunction with other Kongsberg medium caliber systems and medium weight systems being delivered, soldiers have…

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