Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace has awarded BAE a US$60m contract to produce thermal imaging modules for its contract with the US Army’s Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) II programme.

The award is the first phase of a five-year contract with a maximum quantity of 6,500 TIM1500 thermal sights for use on CROWS II-equipped vehicles, such as the M1114 High Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicle HMMWV and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles.

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Uncooled thermal sensors are smaller and use less power than those that must be cryogenically cooled to attain the necessary thermal sensitivity.

Additional contracts add up tp US$200m, depending on demand for Kongsberg’s Protector remote weapon station.

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