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​Ukraine To Get 100 Remote Weapon Systems, Probably The R800S RWSs

The R800S gimbal RWS / screenshot from video
The R800S gimbal RWS / screenshot from video

Ukraine will buy 100 remote weapon systems. Electro Optic Systems has 4 types of RWS and only one of them is heavy

Electro Optic Systems announced the remote weapon system (RWS) supply to Ukraine worth $80 million.

“EOS’ Defense Systems business has secured the contract with SpetsTechnoExport, a Ukrainian state-owned foreign trade enterprise, to supply up to one hundred of its heavy RWSs to Ukraine, including spares and related services,” the company reports.

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The type of the system is not disclosed. But Electro Optic Systems has 4 types of RWS and only one of them is heavy – the R800S gimbal RWS.

It mounts the Bushmaster Mk44S 30x173-mm cannon and has mounting points for ATGM, SAM and additional effectors.

The characteristics of the R800S gimbal RWS Defense Express Ukraine To Get 100 Remote Weapon Systems, Probably The R800S RWSs
The characteristics of the R800S gimbal RWS / Photo credit: EOS Defense Systems
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