Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
- Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
The Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS), also known as Katlanit (קטלנית in Hebrew: "lethal", female inflection) is a Remote Weapon System that enables a variety of devices to be operated automatically or by remote control, including 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm, and 12.7 mm machine guns, 40 mm automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank missiles and observation pods. [ [http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/area.aspx?FolderID=402&docID=990 Rafael Armament Development Authority] ] .
For example, the Samson Remote Controlled Weapon System for 30mm Cannon is designed to be mounted on light-armored, high-mobility military vehicles and operated by a gunner or vehicle commander operating under-the-deck. It offers optional SPIKE guided missile, smoke grenade launcher, and embedded trainer. The RCWS 30 is a product of RAFAEL Armament Development Authority. [ [http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/SIP_STORAGE/FILES/8/628.pdf RAFAEL marketing PDF for RCWS 30] ]
Israel has recently revealed plans to install a variant of the Samson RCWS in pillboxes along the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier to create an "automated kill zone" intended to prevent Palestinian militants from entering its territory. [ [http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/06/for_years_and_y.html "Defense News" and "Jane's Defence Weekly" qtd. in Wired.com] ]
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Rafael Overhead Weapon Station
Remote Weapon System
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