Johnstown, PA – JWF Defense Systems, LLC has received over $3.2 million in new contract awards from Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace for Low Profile Remote Weapon Station hardware and mechanical parts, and for Technical Refresh Upgrade components for various CROWS Weapons systems platforms. JWF and Kongsberg have a long-standing partnership launched in 2007. JWF is pleased to support Kongsberg on their Remote Weapon Station Platforms, with more than $130 million in completed orders over the past 15 years.

JWF President and CEO William Polacek said, “This relationship started the day Kongsberg representatives came to Johnstown, and has resonated into a strategic relationship to win work for all of our employees and our community. These follow on contracts retains 12 highly skilled, family sustaining jobs.”

JWF Defense Systems is part of JWF Industries, a process-based, metal centric product manufacturer with a wide array of capabilities in metal manufacturing located in Johnstown, PA for over 35 years. The company has over 1,300,000 square feet of manufacturing space in seven locations. JWF Defense has been supporting prototypes, low volume, and high volume build-to-print production on a variety of programs both nationally and internationally by designing, developing, and integrating programs for the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies. Additional information can be found at www.jwfds.com.