American Rheinmetall wins Kongsberg subcontract for MCT-30 turret components

American Rheinmetall has secured a contract from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to produce machined components for the MCT-30 medium-caliber turret, the company announced on 2 September. Valued at approximately USD 710,000, the award supports the U.S. Marine Corps' Amphibious Combat Vehicle infantry fighting vehicle variant, the ACV-30.

Production will be split between American Rheinmetall's facilities in Lapeer and Lansing, Michigan, with deliveries scheduled throughout 2026 and 2027. American Rheinmetall will carry out the work as a subcontractor to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, which supplies the MCT-30 turret.

The Lapeer and Lansing plants are part of American Rheinmetall's U.S. manufacturing network, which also includes sites in Auburn Hills and Plymouth, Michigan; Biddeford, Maine; St. Marys, Ohio; and Vienna, Virginia.

The award is the first contract Kongsberg has placed with American Rheinmetall's Michigan operations. It builds on a partnership that already runs through the company's Maine facility, which has supported Kongsberg's CROWS remote weapon station program for several years, and it gives the Michigan plants a direct role in Marine Corps modernization. American Rheinmetall said the deal marks continued growth and diversification of its U.S. customer base.

"The opportunity to support Kongsberg on the ACV-30 program reflects our expanding partnership and strengthens American Rheinmetall's role in delivering high-quality components for critical U.S. military platforms," said Tom McDonnell, senior vice president of sales and marketing at American Rheinmetall. "We're proud that our Michigan facilities will contribute to the Marine Corps' modernization priorities as it evolves into a more mobile and capable force."

The ACV-30 is the firepower variant of the Marine Corps' Amphibious Combat Vehicle family: an eight-wheeled amphibious platform built by BAE Systems in partnership with Iveco. The MCT-30 is a remote turret armed with the 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II chain gun, with a 7.62 mm M240 coaxial machine gun as secondary armament, and the vehicle carries three crew and eight embarked Marines. The ACV program as a whole is replacing the Corps' aging Assault Amphibious Vehicle fleet, in service since the 1970s, and is intended to bridge ship-to-shore operations while adding substantially greater direct-fire capability.

For American Rheinmetall, the subcontract gives its Michigan plants a customer relationship in a second U.S. military branch: the same operations support the company's Lynx XM30 work for the U.S. Army, a separate program competing to replace the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Supporting MCT-30 turret production contributes directly to the Marine Corps' operational readiness and mission flexibility, the company said.

The contract reinforces American Rheinmetall's growing position within the Tier 1 U.S. defense industrial base as it continues to broaden both its manufacturing capabilities and its customer reach across U.S. military branches.

American Rheinmetall wins Kongsberg subcontract for MCT-30 turret components

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