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Excerpt from www.army-technology.com
The US Marine Corps is currently testing a new Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) equipped with a PROTECTOR remote turret (RT-20) developed by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.
This turret is part of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30mm Cannon (ACV-30), the third variant for the ACV family of vehicles. BAE Systems, the prime contractor since 2018, delivered the first production representative test vehicle (PRTV) to the U.S. Marine Corps earlier this year.
While the vehicle was already designed with multiple weapon mounts for machine guns, the newly delivered test vehicle is now equipped with a stabilised, medium-calibre Remote Turret System designed by Kongsberg, intended to enhance both the lethality and protection capability for marine operations.
Jørgen Bull, Vice President of land systems at Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, highlighted the turret’s modern, digital features. “The Protector RT-20 is a modern remotely operated turret with highly accurate firepower for wheeled, tracked, and robotic combat vehicles. The modularity and digitalisation of the system has growth potential to incorporate new technologies to deter and defeat future threats,” said Bull.