Eurosatory 2014

CMI's CPWS Remote Turret

CMI has developed an unmanned turret called CPWS that can be equipped with medium caliber weapons from 20mm to 30mm caliber.

The turret has got a single panoramic sight that is used for both surveillance and engagement. Sight is two axis stabilzed with TI, Day. Camera and LRF.

The remote turret has access from the vehicle thru a hatch under the turret.

The turret has an elevation range of from -10 deg to +45degrees.

Different ballistic protection levels are offered up to STANAG 4569 LvL 4 with modular armor packages.

Although they say "the turret is light weight" I was unable to find any numerical data in their brochure.

I saw 3 CPWS remote turrets on Renault VAB, Panhard Crab and a Ukranian BTR4.

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MBDA Missile Turret

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German Puma is back from desert!

Spz Puma was in UAE for desert trials. It is back from the desert retaining its desert camouflage.

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CMI & BAE System's Light Tank Solution

CMI and BAE Systems are presenting a 105mm Light Tank solution based on CV90 chassis and CMI 105mm turret.

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COMBAT GUARD: Second Visit

As promised here are more images of the Combat Guard and the technical specs

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ATK's 7.62mm Chaingun is type classified by US Navy!

The 7.62mm Chaingun from now on to be known as Mk52.

I have posted a detailed article on the 7.62mm ChainGun:(http://warfaretech.blogspot.fr/2014/02/762mm-chaingun-from-atk.html)

I found the opportunity to see the weapon first hand.

The gun is even more compact than Ive seen from its photos.

The empty cases are ejected from the front of the barrel. This eliminates an important complexity for turret integration.

The gun does not need a mount in the conventional sense. The clamp to the front reciever is the mount. There goes another complexity for turret integration. It does not require a complex, machined mount with a high manufacturing cost. I dont even consider the weight of the conventional mount.

The barrel can be changed from inside the turret by lowering the bottom part of the reciever thru its hinge.

If ATK can drop the price of the gun to a lower level, I believe we are looking at a must have equipment for a turret or RWS.

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IMI's COMBAT GUARD 4x4

The Show's new boy is definitely Combat Guard. The vehicle was announced some weeks ago with a striking video and has been the topic of discussion since. 

My first impression was "this is a big boy!.." The vehicle is quite large for a 4x4. Most of the height is coming from its very high ground clearance.

Its got solid axles rear and front  and very large tyres.

Tomorrow I will try to post more images, so stay tuned! :)