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
In guns, particularly firearms, caliber (or calibre; sometimes abbreviated as "cal") is the specified nominal internal diameter of the gun barrel bore – regardless of how or where the bore is measured and whether the finished bore match ...
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
The Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) is a series of remote weapon stations used by the US military on its armored vehicles and ships. It allows weapon operators to engage targets without leaving the protection of their vehicle. T ...
system is being fitted to American
Humvees.
Examples
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Electro Optic Systems
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FN Herstal: deFNder Family
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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:
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
The Typhoon is a type of remote weapon station manufactured by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel, and it shares similar design principles and common technologies with Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station (Samson RCWS), a land-based sys ...
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Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
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Rafael Overhead Weapon Station
The Rafael Overhead Weapon Station is a remote weapon station developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in cooperation with the Israel Defense Forces. It has been superseded by the Rafael Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS). However, ...
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Hitfist
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Hitfist OWS
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Hitrole
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Kongsberg Defence Systems:
Protector (RWS)
The Protector RWS is a remotely controlled weapons station (RWS) that can be mounted to vehicles and stationary platforms. It has been in full scale production since December 2001. It is manufactured by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace of Norway.
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ZSMU Kobuz
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XTR-101/102
XTR-101 and XTR-102 are a pair of automatic close-defense 20mm remote weapon systems produced by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology of Taiwan. The XTR-101 features a single T-75 cannon while the XTR-102 features two of th ...
- 20mm remote control turret
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Bumerang-BM
The Bumerang-BM ( rus, Бумеранг-БМ) or DUBM-30 Epoch is a remotely controlled turret for the T-15 Armata heavy IFV, Kurganets-25 and Bumerang platforms. It was first seen in public in 2015 during rehearsals for the Moscow Victory Day ...
- 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
BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa is a South African defence company and a subsidiary of BAE Systems Land Systems, itself part of BAE Systems Land and Armaments.
Land Systems South Africa is organised into three divisions: Land Systems ...
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TRT-25 remote weapon station
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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 co ...
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Saab
Saab or SAAB may refer to:
Brands and enterprises
* Saab Group, a Swedish aerospace and defence company, formerly known as SAAB, and later as Saab AB
** Datasaab, a former computer company, started as spin off from Saab AB
* Saab Automobile, a fo ...
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Trackfire
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Aselsan SMASH
The SMASH is a type of remote controlled weapon station manufactured by Aselsan of Turkey. The system is fitted with 30mm Mk44 Bushmaster II auto-cannon.
Overview
The weapon is mounted on a stabilized pedestal mounting which allows it to remain ...
: It is a stabilized weapon station manufactured by
Aselsan and fitted with 30mm
Mk44 Bushmaster II
The Mk44 Bushmaster II is a 30 mm chain gun manufactured by Northrop Grumman. It is a derivative of the 25 mm M242 Bushmaster, and uses 70% of the same parts as the M242 while increasing the firepower by as much as 50% with the 20% increase i ...
autocanon.
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Aselsan STOP
The STOP is a type of remote controlled weapon station manufactured by Aselsan of Turkey. The system can be fitted with either a 25 mm Oerlikon KBA
The Oerlikon KBA is a 25 mm (25×137mm) autocannon, developed as a close range multipurpose ...
: It is fitted with either a 25 mm
Oerlikon KBA
The Oerlikon KBA is a 25 mm (25×137mm) autocannon, developed as a close range multipurpose weapon for the mechanised battlefield, originally made by Oerlikon (now Rheinmetall AG) and currently produced in Rheinmetall Italia S.p.A. facilities. I ...
or a
M242 Bushmaster autocanon.
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Aselsan STAMP
The STAMP is a lightweight remote controlled weapon stations manufactured by Aselsan of Turkey. It can be fitted with either a 7.62 mm / 12.7 mm machine gun or a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher.
Overview
The system stabilizer allows gun ...
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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
The STAMP is a lightweight remote controlled weapon stations manufactured by Aselsan of Turkey. It can be fitted with either a 7.62 mm / 12.7 mm machine gun or a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher.
Overview
The system stabilizer allows gun t ...
: 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, regarded him ...
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SWARM
Swarm behaviour, or swarming, is a collective behaviour exhibited by entities, particularly animals, of similar size which aggregate together, perhaps milling about the same spot or perhaps moving ''en masse'' or migrating in some direction. ...
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CROWS
The Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) is a series of remote weapon stations used by the US military on its armored vehicles and ships. It allows weapon operators to engage targets without leaving the protection of their vehicle. T ...
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Typhoon Weapon Station
The Typhoon is a type of remote weapon station manufactured by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel, and it shares similar design principles and common technologies with Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station (Samson RCWS), a land-based sys ...
: 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.
See also
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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 mechanism ...
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Sentry gun
References
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