Common Remotely Operated Wpn Sys (CROWS)
Abstract
The Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE) at FT Leonard Wood, MO (User community) has identified continued development of the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) as a critical improvement for the Soldier in a combat environment. By addressing the capability gap of non-turreted, lightly armored vehicles where the gunner is exposed to enemy fire, the current CROWS system provides the ability to rapidly and accurately locate and engage the enemy while allowing platform gunners to remain under armor, thereby providing greater protection and increasing overall lethality. While addressing obsolescence, additional modifications to address operational concerns were identified in the Operational Test Agency Milestone Assessment Report (OMAR). User community feedback in overseas contingency operations will be developed and integrated into the CROWS system. These modifications include: improved optics survivability; auto-zoom; improved auto-tracking; improved sensors for increased situational awareness; and improved rounds counter. In addition, development efforts will include system and component level reliability improvements that will extend system life and reduce overall CROWS logistics footprint. Starting in FY2019, work will begin on CROWS Capability Development Document (CDD) Increment II requirements. CDD Increment 2 capability improvements will bolster overall situational awareness and precision targeting for the Warfighters by making the system capable of sharing targeting information from dismounted Soldiers, unmanned aerial vehicles, CROWS-equipped platforms and other battle space targeting nodes such as the Joint Effects Targeting System and Target Location Designation System. System development will improve upon current fielded systems by giving Army and Joint Services an adaptive system for a variety of legacy and future platforms, watercraft, and semi-autonomous and autonomous platforms. CDD Increment II will support a wide range of firepower, using current and future inventory of crew-served weapons, anti-armor and precision scalable lethal and non-lethal options, to include integration of Escalation of Force (EOF) capabilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- S64_0604601A_5_2040_PB_2016
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