Hitrole
Illustration — Hitrole 12.7 mm on a Rosomak 8×8 The Hitrole is a remote weapons station manufactured by Italian arms company Oto Melara (merged into Leonardo S.p.A, previously Finmeccanica since 2016). The "role" portion of the name is short for "Remotely Operated, Light Electrical". The turret can mount a variety of lighter automatic weapons, including 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm, and 12.7 mm machine guns, and 40 mm automatic grenade launchers.
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Illustration — Hitrole 12.7 mm on a Rosomak 8×8 The Hitrole is a remote weapons station manufactured by Italian arms company Oto Melara (merged into Leonardo S.p.A, previously Finmeccanica since 2016). The "role" portion of the name is short for "Remotely Operated, Light Electrical". The turret can mount a variety of lighter automatic weapons, including 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm, and 12.7 mm machine guns, and 40 mm automatic grenade launchers.
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Leonardo recently presented the new line of Lionfish remote-controlled small-caliber systems, which consists of four models: the Ultralight, the Inner Reloading and the Top with a 12.7 mm caliber, and the 20 model with a 20 mm caliber. The weapon is gyroscopically stabilized. The turret weighs 210 -, depending on the weapon fitted. The gunner's remote optics add an infrared camera and laser range finder to a regular visible light camera. The gunner is assisted with a fire control computer. The fire control computer can help the gunner track moving targets. In 2009 the Italian Army ordered 81 turrets to equip its Iveco Lince vehicles in Afghanistan. According to Jane's Navy International the Singapore Navy ordered Hitrole turrets in August 2013. A total of 16 turrets were ordered for Singapore's eight Littoral Mission Vessels.
• Hitrole-N • Hitrole-L • Hitrole-NT (since 2008) • Hitrole-G (since 2012) • Hitrole-20 (since 2014)
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• Illustration — Map with Hitrole operators in blue Platforms using the Oto-Melara Hitrole include:
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• Falaj 2 class United Arab Emirates Navy patrol boats (4 Hitrole-G) • Ghannatha class United Arab Emirates Navy patrol boats (24 Hitrole-G); • F-125 class Germany Navy fregate (21 Hitrole-NT); • Classe Corrubia Guardia di Finanza patrol boat (13 Hitrole-N) • Puma (AFV) Italian Army Armoured fighting vehicle (19 Hitrole) • Iveco VTLM Lince Italian Army (100 Hitrole-L) • Iveco VTMM Orso Italian Army (40 Hitrole-L); • MRTP 16 class Malaysian Coast Guard patrol boat (18 x Hitrole-N); • Oaxaca-class Mexican Navy OPV (8 Hitrole-N) • (12 Hitrole-N); • Holland class Royal Netherlands Navy OPV (2x Hitrole-NT each) • HNLMS Karel Doorman joint support ship Royal Netherlands Navy (4x Hitrole-NT); • (2 Hitrole-N); • Littoral Mission Vessels Singapore Navy patrol boat (16 Hitrole-G) • naval base land defence (10 Hitrole-G); • (Hitrole-N)
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- 1.Canadian American Strategic Review. Background – CF Remote Control Heavy Machine Gun Project.
- 2.Oto Melara. Hitrole.
- 3.www.navyrecognition.com. Leonardo presents Lionfish new family of naval defense turrets.
- 4.Oto Melara. Hitrole Light RWS 5.56 - 7.62 - 12.7 - AGL 40 mm.
- 5.Mark Rutherford. Italian troops to button up against IEDs. CNet. 2009-11-09.
- 6.Luca Peruzzi. Singapore selects Hitrole for close-in ship defence. Jane's Navy International. 2013-08-13.
- 7.EUR 80M to OTO Melara for F125 Frigate Gun Systems. Defense Industry Daily. 10 April 2007.
- 8.Administrator. Oto Melara presented the new HITROLE-G RWS at DIMDEX 2012. 30 March 2012.
- 9.nathan. OTO Melara offers new short range defense solution: the HITROLE 20mm.
- 10.Dina El Shammaa, Abu Dhabi Deputy Editor. Al Fattan seals major orders. 25 February 2011.
- 11.Equipment - - Page 5.
- 12.Navy Careers - Our Assets - Littoral Mission Vessel.
- 13.Mexican Navy Orders Five HITROLE 12.7mm Naval Turret. Deagel. 2011-12-21.
- 14.Malaysian Coast Guard Orders 18 HITROLE Naval Turrets. 2011-04-13.
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