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CLAW Remote Controlled Turret

is a Turkish, Co-Production between

FNSS AND Aselsan

S FNSS – ASELSAN COOPERATION FOR

COMMON PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

CLAW Project was realized with cooperation
protocol for common product development signed
between FNSS and ASELSAN, under the auspices
of our esteemed Undersecretary, in 2008. The
CLAW system that will be integrated on wheeled
and tracked armored vehicles will give advanced
combating ability to these vehicles. The system
S cannon and coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun. Among
has been furnished with 25 mm caliber automatic
the remarkable abilities of the CLAW, its being
an unmanned system; overall system ballistic
protection; camera and sensor enabling day/
night vision and vision in bad weather conditions;
stabilization system for firing on the move come to
the fore. The project carried out by using the original
resources of the both companies has also been
supported by TUBITAK.
N Within the scope of the project, ASELSAN is

responsible for turret servo control and fire
control systems and electro-optic systems; FNSS is
responsible for turret structure, drive mechanism,
weapon integration, ammunition storage and feed,
design and manufacture of support and mechanic
systems.

Remote controlled weapon stations and turrets find
ever-increasing usage area on armored vehicles
in current armies. The main reason for preference
F personnel using the gun is protected from being a
on remote controlled weapon stations is that the

target during combat due to the fact that he/she is
under the protection of armor in the vehicle.