Tag: Unmanned Turret
Unmanned Turrets for Armored Vehicles
New Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFV) are equipped with turrets that not only mount the main weapon systems but add many new features, including optronics, battle management, active protection, guided missiles, and drones. Our podcast discusses the trends and future of such systems.
IDF Begins Testing an Unmanned Turret
The fully armored unmanned turret prototype began its first test series recently on the Namer Armored Infantry Combat Vehicle (AIFV). The turret mounts a 30mm cannon (likely the Orbital Mk44 Bushmaster), and coaxial machine gun (likely 7.62mm). Other equipment pieces include four Windguard radar panels and two active protection launchers – parts of the Rafael Trophy APS.
More Rosomak Armored Vehicles for the Polish Army
The Polish armored vehicle manufacturer WZM will resume production of Rosomak armored vehicles next year and continue production at least through 2019, assembling 307...
Tactical Remote Turrets to Modernize Slovak APCs?
BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa (BAES) has teamed with PPS Vehicles, a subsidiary of Slovak-based Company SITNO, to offer the Tactical Remote Turret (TRT) for armored vehicle modernization and upgrading programs scheduled by armed forces of the Eastern Europe region.
Malaysia Acquires 257 Turkish Designed 8×8 Pars APCs
The Malaysian Defense ministry nominated the Malaysian company DRB-Hicom Defence Technologies (Deftech) a prime contractor to locally produce and supply 257 armored personnel carriers...
Brazilian Defense Forces, Iveco to Unveil New APC at LAAD
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After a long delay the Brazilian Army APC replacement program is moving forward, with the formal unveiling of the 'Armored Personnel...
Unmanned turrets & Remotely Controlled weapon stations
Remotely operated weapon stations are becoming standard issue with almost all new armored vehicles. At Eurosatory 2008, many of the well established RWS systems...
Autonomous Gun Module (AGM)
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) developed the Autonomous Gun Module (AGM), a modular, air transportable unmanned turret which can be installed on various land based and...
ARX20 Remotely Controlled Weapon Station
The ARX20 remotely controlled weapon station (RWS) developed and built by Nexter mounts the 20mm 10M621 automatic gun and fires 20x102 NATO ammunition at...
Remotely Controlled Turrets Protecting Naval vessels
The growing threat of hit-and-run and suicide attacks on naval vessels operating in littoral water is motivating the world navies to equip their vessels...
Elbit Contracted to fit Belgian Piranhas with 30 mm Turrets
Elbit Systems and Mowag signed a contract valued at €44.8 Million (Approximately $58 Million) to equip 138 Mowag's Pirhana III armored vehicles, destined for...
Black Knight – Armed Robotic Armored Vehicle
BAE Systems is currently testing a remotely controlled, semi-autonomous armored vehicle known as "Black Knight", designed as an early prototype of an Unmanned Armed...
CTI 40mm Tele-Operated/Manned Turret
This design provides a low profile turret operating the automatic CTI 40mm cannon, firing telescopic ammunition. Since the unmanned turret is less vulnerable, its armor...
Unmanned turrets at the 2006 Eurosatory Exhibition
Elbit Systems displayed its dual-axis stabilized 30 mm cannon, recently selected by Belgium for its new MOWAG Piranha Armored Infantry Vehicle (AFV). A similar...
