A remote controlled weapon station (RCWS), or remote weapon station (RWS), also known as a remote weapon system (RWS), is a remotely operated weaponized system often equipped with
fire-control system for light and medium-
caliber weapons which can be installed on
a ground combat vehicle or sea- and air-based combat platforms. Such equipment is used on modern military vehicles, as it allows a gunner to remain in the relative protection of the vehicle. It may also be retrofitted onto existing vehicles; for example, the
Crows system is being fitted to American
Humvees.
Examples
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Electro Optic Systems
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FN Herstal
Fabrique Nationale Herstal (), trading as FN Herstal and often referred to as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a leading firearms manufacturer based in Herstal, Belgium. It is currently the largest exporter of military small arms in Europe. ...
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REMAX
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Rheinmetall Canada:
Fieldranger
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** UW4A
** CS/LK4
** H/PJ17
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**Hornet
**Hornet Lite
**Hornet S
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Patria
Patria may refer to:
Entertainment
* Patria (novel), a 2016 novel by Spanish writer Fernando Aramburu
* Patria (TV series), a 2020 limited television series, based on the novel
* ''Patria'' (serial), a 1917 American serial film
Music
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PML 127 OWS
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** DRWS-1
** DRWS-2
** RWS-23
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FLW 100, FLW 200 and FLW 200+
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** BEL RCWS
** MDSL RWS
** SHARANG RWS
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** ARIO-H762
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Raad - 30mm remote control turret
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Typhoon Weapon System
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Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
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Rafael Overhead Weapon Station
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Hitfist
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Hitfist OWS
Hitfist OWS is a remotely operated turret, for armored vehicles, developed by the Italian Oto Melara and derived from Hitfist.
The turrets are designed to mount a main armament of an autocannon of 25 or 30 mm. The main armament may mount a ...
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Hitrole
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Kongsberg Defence Systems:
Protector (RWS)
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ZSMU Kobuz
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XTR-101/102 - 20mm remote control turret
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Bumerang-BM - 30mm remote control turret
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AU-220M - 57mm remote control turret
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Сервал
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BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa:
TRT-25 remote weapon station
The TRT-25 is a Remote weapon station (RWS) made by BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa incorporating a M242 Bushmaster 25 mm (25×137mm) autocannon. The turret is designed as a self-protection and fire support weapon for Light Armoured Vehicl ...
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Reutech Solutions:
Rogue
A rogue is a person or entity that flouts accepted norms of behavior.
Rogue or rogues may also refer to:
Companies
* Rogue Ales, a microbrewery in Newport, Oregon
* Rogue Arts, a film production company
* Rogue Entertainment, a software com ...
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Saab:
Trackfire
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Aselsan SMASH: It is a stabilized weapon station manufactured by
Aselsan and fitted with 30mm
Mk44 Bushmaster II autocanon.
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Aselsan STOP : It is fitted with either a 25 mm
Oerlikon KBA or a
M242 Bushmaster autocanon.
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Aselsan STAMP,
Aselsan STAMP-2: These can be fitted with either a 7.62 mm / 12.7 mm machine gun or a 40 mm grenade launcher.
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Aselsan STAMP-G: It can be fitted with either a 12.7 mm
GAU-19
The GAU-19/A (GECAL 50) is an electrically driven, three-barrel rotary heavy machine gun that fires the .50 BMG (12.7×99mm) cartridge.
Technical specifications
The GAU-19/A is designed to accept standard NATO .50 caliber M9-linked ammunition. ...
gatling gun or a 7.62 mm / 12.7 mm machine gun or a 40 mm
Mk 19 grenade launcher.
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**Combat module SPYS-SYNTEZ, NATO nomenclature code: 2510-61-015-0429
**Parus
** Doublet
** Taipan
** Shturm-M
** Kastet
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MSI-Defence Systems:
Seahawk DS Remote
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Thales
Thales of Miletus ( ; grc-gre, Θαλῆς; ) was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Ionia, Asia Minor. He was one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Many, most notably Aristotle, regard ...
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SWARM
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CROWS
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Typhoon Weapon Station: including 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.
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Gun turret
A gun turret (or simply turret) is a mounting platform from which weapons can be fired that affords protection, visibility and ability to turn and aim. A modern gun turret is generally a rotatable weapon mount that houses the crew or mechani ...
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Sentry gun
References
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