The new FN Herstal remotely weapons station for light armoured vehicle at IAV 2011

 

IAV International Armoured Vehicles 2011
International Defence Exhibition & Conference
Excel London
, United Kingdom
07 - 10 February 2011
 
FN Herstal at IAV 2011
 

Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 4:00 PM

 
The new FN Herstal remotely weapons station for light armoured vehicle at IAV 2011.
 
 
At International Armoured Vehicles the Belgian Defence Company FN Herstal presents its new range of remote-controlled weapon station for light armoured vehicle, the deFNder Medium, designed to be used with the heavy machine gun .50 and the deFNder Light, designed to be used with machine-gun as FN MAG 7.62 or Minimi 5.56 mm.
     
At International Armoured Vehicles the Belgian Defence Company FN Herstal presents its new range of remote-controlled weapon station for light armoured vehicle, the deFNder Medium, designed to be used with the heavy machine gun .50 and the deFNder Light, designed to be used with machine-gun as FN MAG 7.62 or Minimi 5.56 mm.
     

Taking advantage of its long-standing firearms expertise FN Herstal designed and developped a complete new family of remote weapon stations called deFNder.

deFNder Weapon Stations provide optimized remote firing capability while keeping the operator completely under armor protection in order to meet today's operational requirements.

The deFNder Medium is the medium weight remote weapon station of FN ROWS family. It can integrate all FN herstal machine gun up to .50 caliber, including the exclusive M3 machine gun, and is capable of extended elevation operation angles. Various long-proven standard weapons can be fitted onto deFNder Medium as the 5.56 Minimi, 7.62 Minimi, MAG 7.62 mm, M2HB .50 caliber, and 40mm grenade launcher.

A broad range of optics, ammo box capacity and control handle can be installed to control the weapons station according to the choice of the customer.

     
The deFNder Medium is the medium weight remote weapon station of FN ROWS family. It can integrate all FN herstal machine gun up to .50 caliber, including the exclusive M3 machine gun, and is capable of extended elevation operation angles. Various long-proven standard weapons can be fitted onto deFNder Medium as the 5.56 Minimi, 7.62 Minimi, MAG 7.62 mm, M2HB .50 caliber, and 40mm grenade launcher.
     
The deFNder system is the first in a series of such designs and is easily mounted on vehicles or installed in a static position to protect sensitive sites such as embassies, military facilities and secured border environments. When the mission requires bringing a high volume of accurate fire on target while keeping the weapon operator safe and secure, the mission calls for the new FN Light Remotely-operated Weapon Stations (LRWS).

Based on reliable and state-of-the-art technologies, the FN Herstal deFNder Light Remotely Operated Weapon Station has been designed to be used for self-defense missions when mounted onto light, medium or heavy vehicles, perimeter defense missions (border control, protection of military compounds, official buildings, etc.).