Reutech Rogue
Illustration — A Sea Rogue remote weapon system fitted with a 12.7 mm machine gun mounted on a Valour class frigate of the South African Navy. The Reutech Rogue remote weapon system is a remotely controlled turret system for weapons ranging from 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns up to 20 mm cannons or a 40mm automatic grenade launcher. A version for anti-tank guided missiles has also been developed.
Reutech Rogue

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Illustration — A Sea Rogue remote weapon system fitted with a 12.7 mm machine gun mounted on a Valour class frigate of the South African Navy. The Reutech Rogue remote weapon system is a remotely controlled turret system for weapons ranging from 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns up to 20 mm cannons or a 40mm automatic grenade launcher. A version for anti-tank guided missiles has also been developed.
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There are versions for land and maritime use manufactured in South Africa by Reutech Solutions.
The control system of both Land and Sea Rogue mounts consists of a console in the ship or vehicle with a display screen for the cameras on the mount and a simple joystick control. The turret is gyro-stabilised and electrically driven. An optical observation and sighting system is mounted on the turret alongside the weapon with a variety of daylight and thermal imaging cameras and laser rangefinder. The standard option includes a 3 field-of-view daylight camera and a Sagem Matis SP cooled thermal night sight. An optional fit consists of a Sagem CM# MR uncooled infrared night sight, a 2 field-of-view day camera and a laser rangerfinder.
Versions
Versions
The system is available in various version: • The "original" Rogue is fitted with an M2 Browning 12.7mm heavy machine gun • Cradle Rogue can interchangeably use a 7.62mm general purpose machine gun, a 12.7mm machine gun or a 40mm automatic grenade launcher • Super Rogue has a 20x139 mm cannon, either the Denel Land Systems GI-2 or Nexter M693 • Missile Rogue mounts four ZT3 Ingwe anti-tank guided missiles and a 12.7mm heavy machine gun. They are available in Sea or Land configurations for use on ships and boats or armoured vehicles respectively. In September 2017 a new version, the Rogue Lite, was introduced. Designed for light armoured vehicles, it can be fitted with a 12.7 or 7.62 mm machine gun or a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher. A variety of optical sighting systems are offered.
Users
Users
• South African Navy - Two Sea Rogue systems fitted with M2 Browning 12.7mm heavy machine guns are used on the Valour class frigates. • United Arab Emirates Coast Guard - Sea Rogue is used on 14/16m patrol boats. • Benin Navy - Three patrol boats equipped with Super Sea Rogue armed with Denel Land Systems GI-2 20mm cannon. • Malaysian Army - placed on their DefTech AV8 Gempita
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- 1.DefenceWeb. Reutech Rogue roars ahead. 2010-11-02.
- 2.Reutech Solutions. Control Systems - Dynamic Control.
- 3.Articles.janes.com. Reutech displays Super Rogue weapon mount - Jane's Defence Weekly. 2010-10-01.
- 4.Reutech Solutions. Rogue Product Range. January 2011.
- 5.Janes.com. Reutech Solutions expands Rogue family - IHS Jane's 360. 2012-09-12.
- 6.Martin, Guy. Reutech releases new Rogue LITE weapon station defenceWeb. www.defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb.co.za. 15 September 2017.
- 7.Keith Campbell. SA Navy reviews fleet needs as antipiracy patrol highlights capacity constraints. Engineeringnews.co.za.
- 8.Armada.ch. Naval Mid-Cal: Remote-control Cannon Proliferation at Sea.
- 9.reutechsolutions.com. Naval Weapon Station from Reutech delivered.
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