The new subsidiary will represent Excalibur Army, Tatra Defence and Tatra Trucks in the United States. CSG said the three companies are longtime suppliers of equipment to NATO countries and together provide a portfolio covering artillery systems, armored platforms and high-mobility logistics vehicles.
CSG Land Systems North America will be led by Jason Alejandro Monahan. He is a longtime defense executive with more than 20 years of experience in the U.S. industrial base and most recently led a land systems division at a major U.S. defense contractor.
CSG said Monahan managed a business with annual revenues of $2 billion and 1,800 employees in his previous role. The appointment supports CSG’s plan to become a long-term partner in the U.S. land systems industrial base.
“The United States is the world’s most important defense market, and CSG intends to be a long-term partner in developing America’s land systems industrial base. Jason Monahan brings exactly the experience and relationships needed to make this ambition a reality,” said Michal Strnad, CEO and Chairman of the Board of CSG.
The subsidiary’s launch follows engagement between CSG companies and the U.S. Army’s Detroit Arsenal earlier this year. In March, Excalibur Army, Tatra Defence and Tatra Trucks hosted the Army team for a production facility tour and a live-fire demonstration of the Morana artillery system.
Morana is described as a modern, fully automated artillery system built on a battle-proven Tatra chassis. The system combines off-road mobility, durability and long service life with rapid deployment and firing capabilities intended to reduce exposure to counter-battery threats.
CSG said Morana is compatible with U.S. and NATO-standard ammunition. This includes precision-guided munitions, according to the company.
“The war in Ukraine has fundamentally changed the requirements for artillery system survivability. The ability to rapidly occupy a firing position, complete the mission and immediately displace is now one of the key prerequisites for survival on the battlefield.”
“This is precisely the principle behind our solutions built on Tatra platforms, which combine high off-road mobility, durability and long service life. The same philosophy is also important for tactical trucks and other land systems.”
“This combination of mobility, reliability and rapid deployment capability is what we want to offer to the U.S. Armed Forces,” said Jason Alejandro Monahan, President of CSG Land Systems North America. The company said this approach will shape its U.S. offering across artillery, tactical trucks and other land systems.
In tactical vehicles, CSG Land Systems North America plans to use Tatra chassis technology as a common platform for high-mobility logistics and special military vehicles. CSG said the new company aims to offer U.S. customers solutions combining European engineering, experience from current conflicts and opportunities for industrial participation in the United States.
The launch is another step in CSG’s long-term strategy to expand its industrial presence in the United States. In 2025, MSM Group North America, CSG’s U.S. subsidiary focused on medium- and large-caliber ammunition, received a U.S. Army contract linked to the Future Artillery Complex program at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant.
Under that effort, MSM Group North America is to design, build and commission a modern 155 mm artillery load, assembly and pack facility. CSG said the project is one of the largest modernization efforts undertaken within the U.S. Army’s Organic Industrial Base.
Once completed, the new facility will be able to load 36,000 artillery shells per month. The company said this will mark a major milestone in the Army’s effort to reach production capacity of 100,000 155 mm artillery projectiles per month.
