Contract valued at MNOK 152 for the CROWS programme

KONGSBERG has booked an order valued at MNOK 152 from the US Army. The order is part of the NOK 8 billion Common Remotely Operated Weapon Stations (CROWS) framework agreement signed in August 2007.

CROWS is a joint acquisition programme for weapon stations for the US Army`s vehicle programmes. A common solution will result in substantial efficiency gains in respect of protection, training, support and further development. KONGSBERG (Ticker OSE: KOG) is an international, knowledge-based group that supplies high-technology systems and solutions to customers engaged in the oil and gas industry, the merchant marine, and the defence and aerospace industries. In 2008, KONGSBERG had a turnover of NOK 11 billion and 5 243 employees in more than 25 countries. For further information, please contact: President Egil Haugsdal, mobile phone (+47) 920 60 027.