CSG Expands its US Presence with Launch of CSG Land Systems North America
Global industrial and technology group CSG announced a new US subsidiary, CSG Land Systems North America.
The company will be led by Jason Alejandro Monahan, a longtime defence executive with more than twenty years of experience in the US industrial base. Most recently, he served as vice-president and general manager of a land systems division at a major US defence contractor, where he managed a business with annual revenues of $2bn and 1,800 employees.
“The United States is the world’s most important defence market, and CSG intends to be a long-term partner in developing America’s land systems industrial base. Jason Monahan brings exactly the experience and relationships needed to make this ambition a reality,” said Michal Strnad, CEO and chairman of the board of CSG.
CSG Land Systems North America will represent three long-standing suppliers of equipment to NATO countries in the US: Excalibur Army, Tatra Defence and Tatra Trucks. This will enable the company to offer an integrated portfolio spanning artillery systems, armoured platforms and high-mobility logistics vehicles.
In March, the companies hosted the US Army’s Detroit Arsenal for a tour of their production facilities and a live-fire demonstration of the Morana, a modern, fully automated artillery system built on a battle-proven Tatra chassis.
The Morana combines the off-road mobility, durability, and length of service of the Tatra chassis with rapid deployment and firing capabilities, minimising exposure to counter-battery threats. The system is compatible with US and NATO-standard ammunition, including precision-guided munitions.
“The war in Ukraine has fundamentally changed the requirements for artillery system survivability. The ability to rapidly occupy a firing position, complete the mission and immediately displace is now one of the key prerequisites for survival on the battlefield. This is precisely the principle behind our solutions built on Tatra platforms, which combine high off-road mobility, durability and long service life. The same philosophy is also important for tactical trucks and other land systems. This combination of mobility, reliability and rapid deployment capability is what we want to offer to the US Armed Forces,” said Jason Alejandro Monahan, president of CSG Land Systems North America.
In addition to artillery systems, CSG Land Systems North America will also focus on tactical trucks. In this area, CSG can leverage the long-proven technology of the Tatra chassis, which provides a common platform for high-mobility logistics and special military vehicles. The ambition of the new company is to offer US customers technical solutions that combine European engineering tradition, experience from current conflicts and opportunities for industrial participation in the US.
The launch of CSG Land Systems North America marks another step in CSG’s long-term strategy to expand its industrial presence in the US. In 2025, MSM Group North America, CSG’s US subsidiary specialising in medium- and large-calibre ammunition, was awarded a US Army contract to design, construct and commission a modern 155mm artillery load, assembly and pack facility as part of the Future Artillery Complex program at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant.
The project is one of the largest modernisation efforts ever undertaken within the US Army’s Organic Industrial Base. Once completed, the new facility will be capable of loading 36,000 artillery shells per month, representing a major milestone in the Army’s effort to achieve a production capacity of 100,000 155mm artillery projectiles per month.
About CSG Land Systems North America
CSG Land Systems North America is the US land systems subsidiary of CSG Group, representing Excalibur Army, Tatra Defence and Tatra Trucks in the US. Headquartered in Michigan, the company focuses on artillery systems, military trucks and related land combat platforms for the US market. For more information, visit www.csglandsystems-na.com.
