More than a thousand M153 CROWS II systems are in use. At the very end of 2009 the agreement was extended to include 10,349 systems. Kongsberg received a framework contract of more than US$1 billion for the delivery of up to 6,500 CROWS systems to the US Army and a first purchase order exceeding US$300 million As of October 2009, the framework contract has been almost completely converted to fixed contracts. 50 Caliber Machine Gun.Īfter an open solicitation Kongsberg Protech Systems ( Kongsberg Gruppen, Norway and Johnstown, PA) won the CROWS II contract with a variant of their M151 PROTECTOR, which is also used on the Stryker M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle. The USCGC Sea Devil (WPB-87368) mounts a Sea PROTECTOR MK50 with an M2 Browning. As part of the first CROWS contract, the Recon Optical RAVEN R-400 RWS were fielded in 2004 in Iraq, employed by special forces, military police, infantry and transport units. The first supplier for the CROWS program was Recon Optical ( Barrington, IL) with their RAVEN SRWS product. Large ammunition boxes enable for sustained firing periods, carrying 96 rounds for the Mk 19, 400 rounds for the M2, 1,000 rounds for the M240B, and 1,600 rounds for the M249. Its camera systems can identify targets out to 1,500 m away, and the mount's absorption of about 85% of weapon recoil delivers an estimated 95% accuracy rate, as well as the ability to track targets moving 25 mph (40 km/h). This enables the fighting crew to operate from inside armored combat vehicles, while still maintaining the ability to acquire and engage targets.
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It includes a display, switches and joystick to provide full remote control of the weapon system. The control group mounts inside the vehicle (behind the driver's seat on the Humvee). The weight of the weapon station varies accordingly due to different armament modules: 74 kg (163 lb) light, 135 kg (298 lb) standard (including the naval version), and 172 kg (379 lb) for CROWS II. It is also furnished with a fully integrated fire control system that provides ballistic correction. The sight package includes a daylight video camera, a thermal camera and an eye-safe laser rangefinder. The mount is capable of 360° rotation and −20° to +60° elevation and is gyro-stabilized. The system is composed of two parts: the mount which is fixed to the exterior of the vehicle and the control group. 50 Caliber Machine Gun, 7.62 mm M240B Machine Gun, and 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. It is designed to mount on a variety of vehicle platforms and supports the Mk 19 grenade launcher, 12.7 mm M2. The CROWS system provides an operator with the ability to acquire and engage targets while inside a vehicle, protected by its armor. An RG-33 convoy with CROWS remote weapons stations attached.
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