Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station

12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun mounted on Katlanit RCWS
30mm Mk44 Bushmaster II & M240 machine gun & Spike LR mounted on Czech Pandur II IFV

The Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS), also known as Katlanit (קטלנית in Hebrew: "lethal") is a remote weapon system (RWS) 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 .50 BMG machine guns, 40 mm automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank missiles and observation pods.[1]

Variants

There are a total of three variants of the Samson family:

  • Samson Jr. ROWS - for 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm machine guns, weighing 60–75 kg (132–165 lb).
  • Mini Samson ROWS - for 12.7 mm and 14.5 mm machine guns, as well as 40 mm grenade launcher, weighing 140–160 kg (310–350 lb), similar to that of Mini Typhoon naval ROWS and OWS.
  • Standard Samson - for guns with calibre ranging from 20–40 mm (0.79–1.57 in), weighing 1.5 tonnes (1.5 long tons; 1.7 short tons), similar to that of standard Typhoon naval ROWS and OWS.[2]

For example, the Samson Remote Controlled Weapon System for 30 mm autocannon is designed to be mounted on lightly-armoured, 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 Advanced Defense Systems.[3]

Israel has also installed a variant of the Samson RCWS in pillboxes along the Israeli Gaza Strip barrier.[4]

The Sentry Tech system, dubbed Roeh-Yoreh (Sees-Fires) in IDF service deployed on the Gaza fence, enables camera operators located in a rear-located intelligence base to engage border threats using the 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and the SPIKE guided missile.[5]

Operators

Map of Samson operators in blue

Current operators

See also

References

  1. ^ Rafael Armament Development Authority
  2. ^ David R. Gillingham; Prashant R. Patel. "Method of Estimating the Principal Characteristics of an Infantry Fighting Vehicle from Basic Performance Requirements" (PDF). INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES. p. 35. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  3. ^ "RAFAEL marketing PDF for RCWS 30" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
  4. ^ "Weaponized Sentry-Tech Towers Protecting Hot Borders". Aviation Week. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011.
  5. ^ "Lethal Robotic Technologies: The Implications for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law" Philip Alston, Journal of Law, Information and Science, 2012
  6. ^ Samson RWS on Colombian LAV III – Armyrecognition.com, December 29, 2012
  7. ^ "Czech APCs to Carry RAFAEL's RCWS-30". Defense Industry Daily. 2006-02-07. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  8. ^ Peck, Michael. "How the US Army botched a $1 billion upgrade of the Stryker armored vehicle's gun". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  9. ^ "Singapore Army commissions Hunter AFV | Shephard". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  10. ^ "Lithuania to Purchase 88 IFVs with Rafael-made Weapon Stations". 22 August 2016.

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