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Home» News»BAE Systems selects KONGSBERG’s MCT-30 turret for U.S. Marine Corps ACV Program
KONGSBERG’s MCT-30 turret
KONGSBERG’s MCT-30 turret. KONGSBERG picture.

BAE Systems selects KONGSBERG’s MCT-30 turret for U.S. Marine Corps ACV Program

KONGSBERG will deliver up to 150 MCTs in a phased program as part of this contract. Test article delivery will commence early 2021 followed by production phases.

Martin Manaranche 13 May 2020

KONGSBERG press release

The KONGSBERG MCT-30 is the first remotely operated 30mm turret to be qualified and fielded in the United States. The system provides highly accurate firepower for wheeled or tracked combat vehicles. It is remotely controlled and operated from a protected position inside the vehicle compartment for optimized crew safety.

The MCT-30 leverages a link-less medium caliber cannon providing lethality, extremely high reliability and multi-user functions to the Marine Corps ACV and other platforms. 

“The ACV-30 with KONGSBERGs MCT-30 turret signifies a powerful lethality capability for the Marine Corps, representative of a new era in U.S. amphibious operations”,

Pål E Bratlie, Executive Vice President Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.
Amphibious Combat Vehicle exiting the surf
Amphibious Combat Vehicle exiting the surf

The U.S. Army, in 2015, chose KONGSBERG’s MCT-30 to increase the lethality of the Stryker Brigade in Europe. The system has been fielded and operated with the Army as part of the European Deterrence Initiative since 2018. 

It is the primary armament and fire control system for the Infantry Carrier Vehicle – Dragoon (ICV-D) Strykers. All MCT-30s, and any remote weapon stations, bound for U.S. customers are manufactured in the KONGBSERG Johnstown, PA facility leveraging a U.S. supply base located in over 30 states.

Naval News comments

The MCT-30 turret contract follows the $113.5 million contract awared by the U.S. Marine Corps to BAE Systems for an additional 26 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) under the Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) phase of the program.

ACV Amphibious Warfare BAE Systems Kongsberg US Marine Corps 2020-05-13
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Posted by : Martin Manaranche
Martin Manaranche is based in Brittany, France. He is currently studying International Relations at Lyon III university. Martin conducted an internship at the French Navy's Ecole Navale in Brest and is therefore particularly fond of naval defense issues.

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