The
Turkish Company Aselsan signed an agreement with Croatian shipbuilder
Brodosplit to supply a remote-controlled stabilized naval gun system
to the Croatian coast guard. The sale is ASELSAN's first export of the
gun system to an EU country or a NATO member, the company said in a
statement. Brodosplit will buy the 30 millimeter SMASH Remote Controlled
Stabilized Naval Gun System, worth 4.2 million euros ($4.56 million).
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In December last year, Brodosplit won a contract to supply five coastal
patrol boats for the Croatian coast guard. The 41.85-meter boats will
be fitted with the 30 mm automatic machine guns, two manually-operated
12.7 mm machine guns and four manually-operated portable anti-aircraft
rocket systems.
The ASELSAN Stabilized Gun Platforms, which can be mounted on either
stationary or mobile platforms, are designed for purposes of coastal
defense, border defense and defense of naval platforms against asymmetric
threats. By its stabilized structure, remote operability feature, automated
target detection function, and firing accuracy, the system can be recommended
for all combat purposes. 7,62mm, 12,7mm machines guns and 40mm grenade
launcher can be integrated to Aselsan turret.
Based on experience and knowledge obtained from existing members of
the family, 12.7mm STAMP and 25mm STOP Systems, SMASH System has been
developed in less than 2 years.
SMASH is a Remote Controlled Naval Gun System fitted with a 30 mm gun
integrated on a stabilized pedestal with independent Electro-Optic Sight
and surveillance mode (without aiming with the gun). The system has
excellent tracking and firing ability with a very high hit accuracy.
It can be fed via two separate ammunition lines selected by the operator,
using the remote operating panel.
Dual feed 30mm automatic cannon installed on SMASH System is capable
of firing 200 rounds per minute.
The SMASH turret is armed with a 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster-II which can
fire during day and night under various weather.
As opposed to fixed sight systems used on STAMP and STOP Systems, High
Accuracy Stabilized Gimbal (HASG) which can rotate in elevation and
azimuth axes relative to turret is integrated to SMASH System.
HASG ensures effective firing at long distances by enabling electro-optic
units (Thermal Imager, Day Camera and Laser Range Finder) stay on the
target at all times, even during the firing where ballistic correction
is applied to the gun. Furthermore, surveillance without aiming gun
to the target and video tracking are possible with HASG integration.
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