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Rafael Overhead Weapon Station

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Type
  
Remote Weapon System

Used by
  
Israel Defense Forces

Place of origin
  
Israel

Variants
  
OWS-25, OWS-25R

Rafael Overhead Weapon Station

Designer
  
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

Manufacturer
  
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

The Rafael Overhead Weapon Station is a remote weapon station developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in cooperation with the Israel Defense Forces. It has been superseded by the Rafael Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS). However, the larger Rafael OWS-25 and OWS-25R models are still in production.

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Users

The OWS is used on:

  • IDF Achzarit
  • IDF Puma
  • M113A2 Ultra OWS
  • Otokar Akrep
  • Otokar Cobra
  • Otokar Yavuz
  • Romanian Army MLI-84M
  • Variants

    OWS-25 - Carries 25mm auto cannon, 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and smoke grenade launchers.

    OWS-25R - Carries 25mm auto cannon, 2 anti-tank missiles and 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun.

    References

    Rafael Overhead Weapon Station Wikipedia