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
A fire-control system (FCS) is a number of components working together, usually a gun data computer, a Director (military), director, and radar, which is designed to assist a ranged weapon system to target, track, and hit a target. It performs ...
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
Humvee
The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee) is a family of light, four-wheel drive, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General. It has largely supplanted the roles previously performed by the ...
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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
* " Pá ...
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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
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). Howev ...
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Hitfist
Oto Melara Hitfist is a two-man turret, for armored vehicles, developed by the Italian Oto Melara.
The turrets are designed to mount a 25mm Oerlikon KBA or 30/40mm ATK Mk44 Bushmaster II autocannon. The main armament may mount a co-axial machi ...
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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
The Hitrole is a remote weapons station manufactured by Italian arms company Oto Melara (merged into Leonardo S.p.A., previously Finmeccanica since 2016).
The ''"role"'' portion of the name is short for "''R''emotely ''O''perated, ''L''ight ''E ...
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Kongsberg Defence Systems
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace is one of three business units of Kongsberg Gruppen (KONGSBERG) of Norway and the supplier of defence and space related systems and products, mainly anti-ship missiles, military communications, and command and weap ...
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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 the ...
- 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:
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
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 ...
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M242 Bushmaster
The M242 Bushmaster chain gun is a 25 mm (25×137mm) single-barrel chain-driven autocannon. It is used extensively by the U.S. military, such as in the Bradley fighting vehicle, as well as by other NATO members and some other nations in grou ...
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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.
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 mechani ...
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Sentry gun
References
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