Defensa.com) Ares, a subsidiary of AEL group, has signed a contract for the sale to the Brazilian Navy 14 weapon stations remotely Remax. Twelve of the towers will be designed to patrol coastal 500 tons Class "Macaé" while the other two will equip the U-27 school ship "Brasil" and downtown Force armament.
It can be mounted on armored vehicles, ships or fixed platforms, automated REMAX unit was designed for sizes 50 and 7.2 mm. These systems VBTP Ares equip the Iveco-MR "Guarani" Brazilian Army, which incorporated and 76 towers that model.
The tower operation is performed from inside the vehicle or vessel through a mission management system consisting of camera, LCD monitor, fist and electronic control buttons, providing greater operator safety.
The Brazilian Navy, among other acquisitions, in addition to being diverse UAV checking, such as IAI Searcher and Heron, or ARP Camcopter S-100 Scan Eagle, is considering using drones and coastal river, which part of a matching orientation with the purchase of Remax towers in regard to the protection of the physical integrity of its workforce, in the face of missions against drug trafficking and terrorism, common in certain regions of the continent. (Javier Bonilla)