American Rheinmetall Systems, LLC

American Rheinmetall Systems, LLC (ARS), headquartered in Biddeford, ME, is a part of Rheinmetall’s Electronic Solutions division. ARS is a leader in the integration of next-generation intelligent systems for ground vehicles and ISR platforms. ARS’ solutions are purposely aligned with current modular and open systems philosophies meeting today’s open system requirements. ARS’s soldier lethality portfolio provides innovative lethality enhancements to individual and crew-served weapon systems. ARS also provides access to Rheinmetall’s global portfolio of electronic solutions and weapon capabilities to the U.S. warfighter.

Commitment to the U.S. Army’s CROWS Program
American Rheinmetall Systems is best known for their continued commitment to the U.S. Army’s CROWS program. Since 2007, ARS has supplied over 12,000 electro-optical (EO) and electronic LRUs for integration into the Army’s remote weapon stations. This includes ruggedized high-definition image stabilized EO sensors (day cameras), weapon mounts, and critical assemblies. Most recently, ARS has developed the VIM Vitra, a next-generation high-definition NIR/EO continuous zoom camera with improved detection, recognition, and identification (DRI) ranges, and commanding low light performance, providing a powerful upgrade option for legacy CROWS weapon stations.