Evotex Thebe RWS moves ahead
The Evotex Thebe RWS, pictured with a .50cal M2 series machine gun and a sensor pod under the weapon. (Photo: Christopher F Foss)
Evotex aims soon to install its Thebe RWS aboard a Twiga Nyati 4x4 MRAP vehicle.
Evotex has completed initial company trials of its Thebe (Shield) remote weapon station (RWS), which the South African company developed using internal R&D funding to meet potential domestic and export requirements.
Thebe has already undergone initial firing trials from a static mount.
‘We expect to install this RWS on a Twiga Nyati [4x4] mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle in the not-too-distant future,’ said Evotex CEO Gert Rossouw.
Weapon options are the widely deployed US .50cal M2 HB machine gun (MG), which feeds from the left with 250 rounds of ready-use ammunition.
Right-feeding alternatives include the Russian DShK 12.7mm MG (250 rounds) or
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