Zen Technologies' Parashu RCWS is seen displayed at Aero India 2025. (Janes/Vishal Sengupta)
Hyderabad-based Zen Technologies displayed new remote-controlled weapon stations (RCWSs) for armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) at the Aero India 2025 show in Bangalore.
The company showcased two variants. One RCWS, called Fanish, is armed with a 12.7 mm NSVT heavy machine gun (HMG), and the other, named Parashu, is armed with a 7.62 mm medium machine gun (MMG).
According to Zen Technologies, Fanish is a tank-mounted RCWS. It has a cooled thermal camera and is integrated with Fiber Optic Gyro (FOG) stabilisation. The weapon has an elevation of -7º to 70º and a detection range of 14 km.
Parashu is termed a lightweight RCWS, developed for light armoured vehicles and naval vessels, and can also operate as a static weapon station. The system's 7.62 mm MMG can be switched to a 5.56 mm light machine gun (LMG). The weapon has an elevation of -40º to 60º and a detection range of 14 km. The RCWS is equipped with an auto-tracking capability, enabling counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) operations.
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