Remote weapon station

Protector M151 with an M2 heavy machine gun on a M1126 Stryker Operator screen of RWS installed on U.S. Army Stryker A heavy FLW 200 made by Krauss-Maffei for the German Army

A remote weapon station, also known as a remote weapon system, (RWS) is a weaponized system for light and medium caliber weapons which can be installed on 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 and the Thales SWARM for Bushmaster IMVs of the Royal Netherlands Army.

Examples

• Brazil
  • REMAX
• Canada
  • Nanuk Weapon Station
  • Amarok Remotely Controlled Weapon Station
  • Qimek Remotely Controlled Weapon Station
• China
  • China has developed numerous remote-controlled weapons systems of various calibers, ranging from 12.7 mm to 30 mm. Some of them also include HJ-8 anti-tank missile and QW-1 surface-to-air missile launchers.
• Germany:
  • FLW 100/200 - Krauss-Maffei Wegmann has developed a remote weapon system for its ATF Dingo that uses periscopes to decrease the cost and reduce the risk of failure. Recently, KMW has developed the light "FLW 100" and the heavy "FLW 200" fully remote controlled weapon systems, which were ordered by the German Army for its new generations of armoured verhicles.
  • MTS Lance - A large, Modular Turret System intended for 25mm-40mm cannons. Available in manned or remotely operated configurations.
• Israel:
  • Typhoon Weapon System
  • Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
  • Rafael Overhead Weapon Station
• Italy
  • Enforcer II remote controlled weapon system - Developed by SELEX Galileo
• Norway
  • Protector M151
  • CROWS II - A variant of the M151 Protector.
• Poland
  • ZSMU Kobuz - Developed by OBRSM Tarnów
• South Africa
  • TRT-25 remote weapon station
• Sweden
  • Trackfire - Developed by Saab
• Turkey
  • STAMP- Developed by Aselsan
  • STAMP-G- Developed by Aselsan
  • STOP- Developed by Aselsan
  • RoboGuard- Developed by Yüksel Defence Systems
  • Y A K- Developed by Yüksel Defence Systems
  • D-YAK- Developed by Yüksel Defence Systems
• United Kingdom
  • SWARM
• United States
  • Raven Srws
  • CROWS
  • Silent Guardian - A less-than-lethal RWS which uses directed energy. Developed by Sandia National Laboratories.
• Anti-Gaddafi forces
  • Improvised remotely operated systems

See also

• Sentry gun
• Internet hunting
• Gun turret