Thursday, December 04, 2008

Remote Weapons Station

IOC: 2004
Total Production: 326

Also Known As
Lemur (Danish Army variant)
RWS

Origin
Sweden

Contractor/s
BAE Systems Bofors

Applications
Eagle IV
LMV
SEP

Description: BAE Systems' Remote Weapons Station (RWS) enables vehicle crews to operate 24 hours a day without leaving the vehicle and well protected under armor. It has been fitted with the Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Weapon Aiming Sight (STAWS) sensor set to precisely engage enemy targets. STAWS utilizes uncooled thermal imaging technology and a daylight high resolution sensor from BAE Systems. The RWS acts primarily as a self-defense weapon system suitable for a wide range of armored vehicles with secondary surveillance capability using STAWS.

To date, the United Kingdom has ordered 326 Remote Weapons Stations to outfit the British Army's FCLV Panther lightweight multi-role armored vehicle. STAWS has been also provided to British Army's FCLV Panthers. As of February 2005, RWS fitted with STAWS was already integrated successfully into early production FCLVs. A laser rangefinder was offered by BAE to the British Army for integration into RWS which would add enhanced target acquisition to FCLVs.

Remote Weapons Station - Contracts, Orders & Sales
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Denmark order for Lemur remote weapon stations from BAE Systems for integration onto Eagle IV and Piranha III vehicles. The SEK 330 million contract was awarded on March 20, 2007. The Lemur stations will be equipped with either 12.7mm machine guns or 40mm grenade launchers. Deliveries were expected to begin in May 2007 and conclude in 2008.

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Denmark

Danish Army ordered the Lemur weapon stations fitted with either a 12.7mm machine gun or a 40mm grenade launcher for its Piranha III and Eagle IV vehicles in 2007.

United Kingdom / 326

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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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