FLW remote weapon station, the Glossary
FLW (fernbedienbare leichte Waffenstation) stands for "remotely operated, light weapon station" developed by the German defence company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann brands its family of remote weapon stations.[1]
Table of Contents
32 relations: ATF Dingo, Autocannon, Automatic grenade launcher, Battlefield management system, Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle), Charge-coupled device, Eurosatory, Federal Police (Germany), Flensburger Fahrzeugbau, German Army, Heavy machine gun, Heckler & Koch GMG, KNDS Deutschland, Leopard 2, List of 40 mm grenades, M2 Browning, M230 chain gun, Mowag Eagle, PMMC G5, Qatar Armed Forces, Remote controlled weapon station, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202, Rheinmetall RMG.50, Thermography, TPz Fuchs, Urban warfare, War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), 12 mm caliber, 20 mm caliber, 30 mm caliber, 7.62 mm caliber.
- Remote weapon stations
- Vehicle weapons
- Weapons of Germany
ATF Dingo
The ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military MRAP infantry mobility vehicle based on a Unimog chassis with a V-hull design, produced by the company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW).
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Autocannon
An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber (or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary shells, as opposed to the smaller-caliber kinetic projectiles (bullets) fired by a machine gun.
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Automatic grenade launcher
An automatic grenade launcher (AGL) or grenade machine gun is a grenade launcher that is capable of fully automatic fire, and is typically loaded with either an ammunition belt or magazine.
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Battlefield management system
A battlefield management system (BMS) is a system meant to integrate information acquisition and processing to enhance command and control of a military unit through multiple other C4ISR(Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) solutions to give commanding officers, NCOs or individual vehicles better situational awareness to friendly units around them and prevent "blue on blue" incidents, provide better situational awareness to OPFOR units seen by friendly units, speed relaying of orders and thus accelerate combat operations and maneuvers, facilitating fire support orders as an enemy can be marked by a squad leader on his terminals map and then have the location relayed directly to artillery, CAS or other firesupport.
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Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle)
The Boxer is a multirole armoured fighting vehicle designed by an international consortium to accomplish a number of operations through the use of installable mission modules.
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Charge-coupled device
A charge-coupled device (CCD) is an integrated circuit containing an array of linked, or coupled, capacitors.
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Eurosatory
Eurosatory is the largest international exhibition for the land and air-land defence and security industry.
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Federal Police (Germany)
The Federal Police (Bundespolizei or BPOL) is the national and principal federal law enforcement agency of the German Federal Government, being subordinate to the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (Bundesministerium des Innern, für Bau und Heimat (BMI)).
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Flensburger Fahrzeugbau
The Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH (FFG) (Flensburg Vehicle Manufacturing Company) is a medium-sized company based in Flensburg, Germany.
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German Army
The German Army ('army') is the land component of the armed forces of Germany.
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Heavy machine gun
A heavy machine gun (HMG) is significantly larger than light, medium or general-purpose machine guns.
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Heckler & Koch GMG
The GMG (Granatmaschinengewehr or "grenade machine gun") is an automatic grenade launcher developed by Heckler & Koch for the German Army.
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KNDS Deutschland
KNDS Deutschland GmbH & Co, formerly Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co.
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Leopard 2
The Leopard 2 is a third generation German main battle tank (MBT).
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List of 40 mm grenades
This is a general collection of the world's many types of ammunition for grenade launchers in caliber.
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M2 Browning
The M2 machine gun or Browning.50 caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce") is a heavy machine gun that was designed near the end of World War I by John Browning.
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M230 chain gun
The M230 Cannon is a 30 mm (30×113 mm), single-barrel electrically-driven autocannon, using external electrical power (as opposed to recoil or expanding gas generated by the firing cartridge) to cycle the weapon between shots.
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Mowag Eagle
The Mowag Eagle is a series of wheeled armoured vehicle designed by Mowag, a Swiss company now owned by GDELS (General Dynamics European Land Systems).
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PMMC G5
The PMMC (Protected Mission Module Carrier) G5 is a family of light tracked vehicles designed and manufactured by Flensburger Fahrzeugbau GmbH (FFG) of Germany.
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Qatar Armed Forces
The Qatar Armed Forces (Al-Quwwat Al-Musallahah Al-Qatariyyah) are the military forces of the State of Qatar.
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Remote controlled weapon station
A remote controlled weapon station (RCWS), remotely operated weapon system (ROWS), or remote weapon system (RWS), is a remotely operated light or medium-caliber weapon system, often equipped with a fire-control system, that can be installed on a ground combat vehicle or sea- and air-based combat platform. FLW remote weapon station and remote controlled weapon station are remote weapon stations and vehicle weapons.
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Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and arms manufacturer, headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.
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The Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 (short for Maschinenkanone 20 mm Rheinmetall) is a 20 mm caliber autocannon designed and produced by Rheinmetall. FLW remote weapon station and Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 are vehicle weapons.
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The RMG.50 is a German heavy machine gun under development by Rheinmetall.
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Thermography
Infrared thermography (IRT), thermal video and/or thermal imaging, is a process where a thermal camera captures and creates an image of an object by using infrared radiation emitted from the object in a process, which are examples of infrared imaging science.
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TPz Fuchs
The TPz Fuchs from Transportpanzer Fuchs is a German armoured personnel carrier originally developed by Daimler-Benz, and manufactured and further developed by the now Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV).
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Urban warfare
Urban warfare is warfare in urban areas such as towns and cities.
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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
The War in Afghanistan was an armed conflict that took place from 2001 to 2021.
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12 mm caliber
This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the to caliber range.
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20 mm caliber
20 mm caliber is a specific size of popular autocannon ammunition.
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30 mm caliber
The 30 mm caliber is a range of autocannon ammunition.
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7.62 mm caliber
The 7.62 mm caliber is a nominal caliber used for a number of different cartridges.
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See also
Remote weapon stations
- 2A42 Cobra
- Aselsan SMASH
- Aselsan STAMP
- Aselsan STOP
- Bumerang-BM
- CROWS
- FLW remote weapon station
- Hitfist OWS
- Hitrole
- Mark 38 25 mm machine gun system
- NCSIST 2.75in rockets remote weapon station
- Nanuk Remotely Controlled Weapon Station
- Patria PML 127 OWS
- Pro Optica Anubis
- Protector RWS
- Rafael Overhead Weapon Station
- Remote controlled weapon station
- Reparo de Metralhadora automatizada X
- Reutech Rogue
- Rheinmetall Seahawk
- SWARM
- Saab Trackfire
- Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
- Shturm turret
- Slinger (weapon system)
- TRT-25 remote weapon station
- Typhoon Weapon Station
- XTR-101/102
- ZSSW-30
Vehicle weapons
- 2A28 Grom
- 2A70
- 40CT cannon
- Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70
- Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun
- Brandt 60 mm LR gun-mortar
- Brandt Mle CM60A1
- Bushmaster III
- Bushmaster IV
- FLW remote weapon station
- Hitrole
- M242 Bushmaster
- M85 machine gun
- Mk44 Bushmaster II
- Patria PML 127 OWS
- Pro Optica Anubis
- Profense PF 50
- Protector RWS
- RARDEN
- Rafael Overhead Weapon Station
- Remote controlled weapon station
- Reutech Rogue
- Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202
- Ronson flamethrower
- SWARM
- Saab Trackfire
- Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
- Sentry gun
- Sharpshooter Turret
- Shipunov 2A42
- Swingfire
- TRT-25 remote weapon station
- Tank guns
- Tucker gun turret
- XM913 chain gun
Weapons of Germany
- Armbrust
- FLW remote weapon station
- Germany and weapons of mass destruction
- Hebel Model 1894
- List of military weapons of Germany
- MATADOR
- Panzerfaust
- Panzerfaust 3
- Panzerschreck
- Pistol sword
- PzF 44