Aselsan inks export for RCWS
Aselsan has signed export contracts with Kazakhstan and Malaysia Armed Forces for stabilised weapon systems known as 'Remote Controlled Weapon Systems' (RCWS), the company announced on 30 September.
The system fits into various calibre guns and can be used as fixed stations as well as integrated on land/naval platforms. Aselsan weapon systems are known as STOP, SARP, SMASH and STAMP.
The company signed the contract for the integration of 30mm SMASH Remote Controlled Weapon Systems on new patrol crafts of the Malaysian Government agency with a Malaysian company on 15 September.
Another export contract was signed for the integration of SARP Remote Controlled Weapon Systems on armoured vehicles of Kazakhstan Army, with a local partner in Kazakhstan, on 13 August. SARP Systems is a remotely controlled and stabilised weapon system developed for land platforms.
Aselsan weapon systems are equipped with electro optic suites consisting of long range and high-precision thermal camera, daylight camera and laser range finder, suitable for recognition, detection and identification of targets in day/night and challenging environmental conditions.
The RCWS uses console for operation. The gunner can locate and track the target while increasing the hit accuracy with ballistic computations, where maximum safety is provided for the gunner, with the help of console.
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