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Index FLW remote weapon station

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

  1. 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.

  2. Remote weapon stations
  3. Vehicle weapons
  4. 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

Vehicle weapons

Weapons of Germany

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLW_remote_weapon_station