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Nexter NARWAHL 20mm RWS Fitted on French Navy Mistral Class LHD Dixmude

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Naval Forces News - France
 
 
 
Nexter NARWAHL 20mm RWS Fitted on French Navy Mistral Class LHD Dixmude
 
Spotted by Navy Recognition and French naval news website Mer et Marine during a visit in Toulon naval base: The Mistral class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Dixmude (the third in the series) has received its NARWAHL remote weapon stations (RWS). Dixmude is the first of the mistral class to receive the weapon upgrade.
     
Spotted by Navy Recognition and French naval news website Mer et Marine during a visit in Toulon naval base: The Mistral class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Dixmude (the third in the series) has received its NARWAHL remote weapon stations (RWS). Dixmude is the first of the mistral class to receive the weapon upgrade.
NARWAHL 20B fitted on the French Navy Mistral class LHD Dixmude
     
Navy Recognition reported during the Euronaval 2014 exhibition that Nexter would deliver the NARWAHL 20B (with 20x139 ammunitions) for French Navy's Mistral class LHDs. All three French Navy's Mistral class LHDs (Mistral, Tonnerre, Dixmude) will receive two NARWHAL RWS each: One at the bow, port side, and one at the stern, statboard side. As on the FREMM frigates, the NARWAHL will ensure the close-in self-defense of the LHDs.
     
Spotted by Navy Recognition and French naval news website Mer et Marine during a visit in Toulon naval base: The Mistral class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Dixmude (the third in the series) has received its NARWAHL remote weapon stations (RWS). Dixmude is the first of the mistral class to receive the weapon upgrade.
NARWAHL 20B fitted on the French Navy Mistral class LHD Dixmude
     
NARWHAL20 is a fully stabilized remotely controlled naval weapon station. It is the fruit of Nexter Systems innovation and expertise in medium caliber cannons, gun mounts and turrets for both fixed and rotor wing aircraft as well as for naval vessels. NARWHAL20 combines the 20mm impressive firepower and advanced electro-optical day/night sensors and is ideally suited for maritime surveillance, law enforcement and sea police interception missions for countering and neutralizing evolving threats.

According to Nexter, NARWHAL20 is the most advanced 20mm naval weapon station on the market today. Selected by the French Navy in late 2011, already integrated on Normandie Frigate by DCNS, NARWHAL20 ensures the close-in self-defense of the French FREMM Frigates. Great interest for NARWHAL20 is growing on Export markets. NARWHAL20A or NARWHAL20B, selected by End users depending on their ammunition standard (20x102mm or 20x139mm) meets the exact needs of naval Forces and is the response for countering both conventional and asymmetric threats. More than 35 units are currently in production.