TASL has supplied its remote-controlled weapon station (pictured) to the Indian Army. (Janes/Oishee Majumdar)
Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) has supplied its remote-controlled weapon stations (RCWSs) for the Indian Army's armoured vehicles.
These RCWSs are equipped with the Russian NSV 12.7 mm heavy machine gun (HMG) used by the Indian Army, TASL officials told Janes at the Aero India 2025 show held in Bangalore from 10 to 14 February.
According to Janes Weapons: Infantry, the NSV 12.7 mm HMG is a gas‐operated weapon with an air‐cooled barrel, fed by 50-round linked belts carried in a magazine box. The gun can fire around 700–800 rds/min.
Janes understands that TASL completed delivery of around a 100 of these RCWSs to the Indian Army in late 2024. These RCWSs will be fitted onto Indian Army tanks including the T-72 main battle tank (MBT).
According to company specifications, the RCWS is integrated with a day camera, a thermal camera, and a laser rangefinder (LRF) to enable day and night operations. It has an elevation of -10° to 78° and a target range of about 4 km.
The RCWS is also available in a smaller size, equipped with a 7.62 mm medium machine gun, TASL officials said. “This RCWS does not specifically have to be fitted on a heavy armoured vehicle. It can be mounted on a lighter platform such as any standard vehicle or even on an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV),” a TASL official said.
According to TASL, the smaller-sized RCWS is integrated with a day camera and a thermal camera. It has an elevation of -7° to 60° and a target range of about 2 km.
For more information, please see India – Army .
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