Remote controlled weapon station
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A remote controlled weapon station (RCWS), remotely operated weapon system (ROWS), or remote weapon system (RWS), is a remotely operated light or medium-caliber weapon system, often equipped with a fire-control system, that can be installed on a ground combat vehicle or sea- and air-based combat platform.
Such equipment is used on modern military vehicles, as it allows a gunner to remain in the relative protection of the vehicle. It may be retrofitted onto existing vehicles, for example, the CROWS system is being fitted to American Humvees.
Examples
- Australia Electro Optic Systems: Slinger R400S[ja]
- Belgium FN Herstal: deFNder Family
- Brazil REMAX
- Canada Rheinmetall Canada: Fieldranger
- China UW4A CS/LK4 H/PJ17
- Egypt X-29 Eagle 1 Eagle 2
- France Hornet Hornet Lite Hornet S
- Finland Patria: PML 127 OWS
- Georgia: DRWS-1 DRWS-2 RWS-23
- Germany: FLW 100, FLW 200 and FLW 200+ Rheinmetall MSSA
- India: BEL RCWS MDSL RWS SHARANG RWS
- Indonesia RESPATI Mk. III Pindad RCWS
- Iran ARIO-H762 Raad – 30mm remote control turret
- Israel: Typhoon Weapon System Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station Rafael Overhead Weapon Station
- Italy: Hitfist Hitfist OWS Hitrole
- Japan: Surface vessels weapon station (remote-controlled)[ja]
- South Korea: Hyundai Wia KR-6
- Norway Kongsberg Defence Systems: Protector (RWS)
- Philippines Controller Operated Battle Ready Armament
- Poland ZSMU Kobuz ZSSW-30
- Romania Pro Optica Anubis
- Russia Bumerang-BM – 30mm remote control turret AU-220M – 57mm remote control turret Arbalet-DM[ru] Serval
- South Africa BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa: TRT-25 remote weapon station Reutech Solutions: Rogue
- Spain Land: Escribano: Guardian ASPIS (M240 machine gun) Escribano: Guardian 1.5 Escribano: Guardian L-Hit (M230 chain gun) Escribano: Guardian 2.0 (M2 Browning, M134D) Escribano: Guardian 30 (Mk44 Bushmaster II, Shipunov 2A42) Naval: Escribano: Sentinel ASPIS Escribano: Sentinel 1.5 Escribano: Sentinel 20 (Oerlikon KAA) Escribano: Sentinel ROCKET Escribano: Sentinel 2.0 Escribano: Sentinel 30 (Mk44 Bushmaster II)
- Sweden Saab: Trackfire
- Taiwan XTR-101/102 – 20mm remote control turret NCSIST 2.75in rockets remote weapon station
- Turkey Aselsan SMASH: It is a stabilized weapon station manufactured by Aselsan and fitted with 30mm Mk44 Bushmaster II autocanon. Aselsan STOP: It is fitted with either a 25mm Oerlikon KBA or a M242 Bushmaster autocanon. Aselsan STAMP, Aselsan STAMP-2: These can be fitted with either a 7.62mm / 12.7mm machine gun or a 40mm grenade launcher. Aselsan STAMP-G: It can be fitted with either a 12.7mm GAU-19 gatling gun or a 7.62mm / 12.7mm machine gun or a 40mm Mk 19 grenade launcher. Aselsan SARP: It can be fitted with either a 7.62mm / 12.7mm machine gun.
- Ukraine SPYS-SYNTEZ, NATO nomenclature code: 2510-61-015-0429 Parus Doublet Taipan Shturm-M Kastet
- United Kingdom MSI-Defence Systems: Seahawk DS Remote Thales: SWARM
- United States CROWS Typhoon Weapon Station: Typhoon models designated MK38 MOD 2 and later MK 38 MOD 3, and the Mini-Typhoon models designated MK49 MOD 0 ROSAM (Remote Operated Small Arms Mount) and later MK49 MOD 1.
See also
External links
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