Czech Republic Takes Delivery of MiniPOP Equipped RCWS-30 Weapon Station

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has announced that it has delivered the new MiniPOP lightweight EO/IR sights for Rafael's Samson 30 RCWS (Remote Controlled Weapons Station) in a deal worth several millions of dollars.

The new systems are installed on the GDELS-Steyr KBVP PANDUR 8x8 CZ infantry fighting vehicles, which are currently operated by the Czech Army in Afghanistan.

The MiniPOP features a thermal imager, a CCD camera, a laser rangefinder and a laser pointer. Two MiniPOP systems are installed on each turret; one is used as the commander sight, and the other as the gunner sight.

Shaul Shahar, General Manager of IAI's TAMAM Division, commented: "We are very proud of the delivery of our MiniPOP for this important program. The MiniPOP was especially adapted for the harsh environment of the RCWS on the land fighting vehicle, and the systems' performance is beyond expectations."

The MiniPOP is part of IAI/Tamam's ever-expanding POP family of advanced, lightweight, observation and targeting payloads for airborne, land and maritime applications. Hundreds of payloads are deployed around the world and are in operational use with leading military and security forces.

Source: IAI/Tamam MINIPOP sight mounted on Rafael's weapon station RCWS, delivered to Czech Army KBVP fighting vehicle

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CCD - Charge-Coupled Device
EO/IR - Electro-Optical/InfraRed
GDELS - General Dynamics European Land Systems
IAI - Israel Aerospace Industries
RCWS - Remote Controlled Weapon Stations

Components : MiniPOP
Armies : Pandur II 8x8
Components : RCWS-30

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