Remote controlled weapon station

A Kongsberg/Thales Protector M151 with an M2 heavy machine gun on a M1126 Stryker
The operator screen of a RWS installed on U.S. Army Stryker
A heavy FLW 200 made by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann for the German Army
A remote weapon system light made by OTO Melara Iberica
A Sea Rogue fitted with a 12.7 mm machine gun mounted on a Valour class frigate of the South African Navy.

A Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS), or Remotely Operated Weapon System (ROWS), 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 be retrofitted onto existing vehicles, for example, the CROWS system is being fitted to American Humvees.

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