SWARM

For other uses, see Swarm (disambiguation).

SWARM Remote Weapons System
SWARM WASP on a TUGV
Type	Remote Weapon System
Place of origin	UK
Service history
Used by	US Marine Corps, British Army, Royal Netherlands Army
Wars	Iraq War, Afghanistan
Production history
Designer	Thales Group
Manufacturer	Thales Group
Variants	SWARM Lite
Specifications
Weight	125 kg (excluding weapon and ammunition)^[1]
Height	650 mm/450 mm option

Shell	5.56 mm, 7.62 mm, 12.7 mm
Traverse	360
Feed system	200-600 Ready Rounds

The SWARM Remote Weapon System (Stabilised Weapon And Reconnaissance Mount) is a fully armored remote weapon system designed and built by the Thales Group in Glasgow, Scotland. The SWARM system consists of two main assemblies: the Gun Processing and Interface Unit (GPIU), which is operated inside the vehicle, and the external Weapon and Sensor Platform (WASP). It can fire a variety of weapons, and utilize multiple sensors. On the US Marine Corps' Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (TUGV), it is equipped with a 7.62 mm M240 and day/night sensors.

Currently used in conjunction with:

US Marine Corps Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (TUGV)
British Army Trojan AVRE^[1]
Royal Netherlands Army Bushmaster IMV^[2]
FNSS Pars Armored Vehicle^[3]

Specifications

System Accuracy: Less than 1.5 mils (1.5 mrad) (10 round burst)
Minimum Tracking Speed: 0.01 degrees per second.

References

1 2 SWARM remote weapon system selected for US Marine Corps Gladiator thalesgroup.co.uk
↑ Dutch Choose Bushmaster IMVs for Afghan Mission (updated) defenseindustrydaily.com
↑ Army Technology - Next Generation Tracked Armoured Vehicles army-technology.com

Thales Group

Divisions and subsidiaries	Thales Air Defence Thales Australia Thales Communications Thales Navigation Thales Nederland Thales Optronics Thales Rail Signalling Solutions Thales Training & Simulation Thales Underwater Systems

Joint ventures	DCNS (25%) Eurosam (33%) Soteria Search and Rescue Telespazio (33%) Thales Alenia Space (67%) ThalesRaytheonSystems (50%)

Products	AN/PRC-148 Blowpipe Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle Hawkei Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod Eurocat Goalkeeper CIWS Javelin Lightweight Multirole Missile MW08 S1850M SelTrac SMART-L Sonar 2076 Sonar 2087 Starstreak SWARM Watchkeeper WK450

Predecessors	Racal Thomson-CSF Thomson Marconi Sonar

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