AAD 2016: Retraction action
Land Mobility Technologies (LMT), a subsidiary of Denel Land Systems, and the Mechatronics unit of Denel Vehicle Systems have teamed to produce a retractable overhead weapons station for machine-guns and similar weapons.
The Meerkat weapons station will be shown at AAD in Pretoria, mounted on an LMT LM-13, and mounting the Denel PMP 20x42 mm iNkunzi Strike cannon.
The retractable weapons station was developed to address some of the challenges facing users of other systems: Primarily, it allows the weapon to be reloaded and malfunctions to be cleared under protection of the vehicle’s armour.
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