Earmark - Common Remotely-Operated Weapon Station (CROWS)

Agency:		Department of Defense--Military
Bureau:		Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Account:		Research, development, test, and evaluation, Army (21-2040)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Comptroller Program/Budget
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOD.GOV 703-697-5131

Common Remotely-Operated Weapon Station (CROWS)

1 recipient will receive $3,354,000.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: Funding used to continue the development effort for CROWS. CROWS provides a remote vehicle mounting system for machine guns. CROWS allows Crew Served Weapons to be operated remotely enhancing soldier survivability. CROWS also improves system accuracy and operation response time. Provides a common armament platform across a variety of vehicles lowing life cycle costs.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Recon Optical Inc.	$3,354		For-Profit	Barrington, IL

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: 108-622

Location: Line 114, Page 267

Citation Excerpt: Common Remotely-Operated Weapon Station (CROWS)

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007