Thursday, December 04, 2008

Nanuk

Origin
Canada

Contractor/s
Rheinmetall Defence

Applications
GeFaS

Description: The Nanuk is a remote weapon station designed by Rheinmetall Canada for integration aboard light, medium and heavy armored wheeled or tracked platforms deployed in combat and peacekeeping missions. Thank to its sensor package, the weapon station is well suited for law enforcement and border patrol operations. Its modular architecture allows to integrate a variety of sensors and weapons as well as eight smoke grenade launchers. The weapon options available for Nanuk include 5.56mm, 7.62mm, or 12.7mm machine guns or a 40mm automatic grenade launcher (AGL). The sensor package may include CCD-TV camera, cooled or uncooled thermal imager and laser rangefinder. It also features acoustic sensors, laser warning receiver, ballistic computer and aiming/firing sequencer.

Specifications
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 40 mm

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Notes
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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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