SAAB Trackfire Remote Weapon Station RWS Machine Gun System

Surface Vessel Weapon System
SAAB Trackfire RWS
Remote Controlled, Stabilized Weapon Station

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Saab Trackfire is a remote weapon station, i.e. a remotely operated weapon system that can be fitted with either medium or light caliber weapons. It can be mounted on vehicles, ships and stationary platforms.

The system consists of the following components:

Operator's Console:
Consisting of the Fire Control Panel (FCP), Control Handle (CH) and Gunners Display (GD), the Operator’s Console is intuitive to operate. The menu structure has a simple hierarchy to ensure the operator is able to maintain a visual perspective of the situation picture via the GD, while simul taneously having access to all system primary functionality.

Weapons:
A wide range of small, medium and heavy machine guns, Automatic Grenade Launchers (AGL), lightweight medium calibre cannons, as well as Non-Lethal Effects (NLE) can be integrated, many of which can be simultaneously mounted to enable a graded effects capability.
The operator is able to select which mounted weapon to use with just a switch of a button on the HMI - the embedded fire control computer does the rest.

Sensor Module (SM):
As a self contained sub-system, the Sensor Module provides CCD TV, IR and Laser Range Finder (LRF) channels for the operator. The modular approach allows for a wide range of visual and infra-red sensors to be integrated. A wash/wipe or jet nozzle wash capability can also be incorporated.

Human Machine Interface (HMI):
Gunners Display (GD)
Fire Control Panel (FCP)
Control Handle (CH)
Video Tracker (VT)

Technical specification:

Sensor
Cooled IRV-sensor in spectral band 3 - 5 µm
IRV-sensor is equipped with electrical image processing (NIR- and polarization filter)
Day camera with 40°- 2° optical zoom
Laser Range Finder (LRF) (Class 1, Eyesafe): >4000 meter, <+/- 5 m
Elevation: -20° to +55
Azimuth (side): +/-15° relative DU azimuth axis

Armament
Example primary weapons: M2 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, 30x113 mm M230LF Bushmaster chain gun.
Example secondary weapon: FN MAG 58 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun
Elevation -20° till +55°
Azimuth: nx360° (full 360-degree continuous rotation)

Movement
Angular velocity az & el: 120 deg/s (max)
Acceleration az & el: 400 deg/s²

Environmental data
Temperature (operational): -30°C to +55°C
EMC according to MIL-STD-461F and MIL-STD-810G

Weight & volume
Director Unit: ~280 kg (excl. weapons and ammunition)
Height: ~950 mm
Width: ~1050 mm

source: SAAB

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