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Navy/USMC

Kongsberg Wins $94 Million Contract For Counter-UAS System

Tuesday, October 5th, 2021

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Kongsberg Wins $94 Million Contract For Counter-UAS System

A Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) placed on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). (Image: Kongsberg.)

The Marine Corps awarded Norway’s Kongsberg a contract worth up to $94 million to deliver the remote weapon systems (RWS) for the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) program as part of a counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) program. The company said this indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a ceiling of $94 million and covers a series of Low-Rate Initial production (LRIP) systems and full-rate production units for the RS6 RWS for MADIS. The contract was awarded on Sept.20. The MADIS…

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