{"id":13280,"date":"2016-03-18T07:32:47","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T12:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hcstx.org\/?p=13280"},"modified":"2016-03-18T07:32:47","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T12:32:47","slug":"a-special-surprise-delivery-the-armys-new-deadly-shipping-container","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/18\/a-special-surprise-delivery-the-armys-new-deadly-shipping-container\/","title":{"rendered":"A Special Surprise Delivery: The Army&#8217;s New Deadly &#8220;Shipping Container&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Network Integration Evaluation 16.1  - Containerized Weapon System\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eCCL68C_H00?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"body-el-text standard-body-el-text\">The U.S. Army has acquired a number of shipping containers that have been\u00a0converted to remote weapons stations. Each container hides a machine gun, grenade launcher, or even an anti-tank weapon, and can detect and respond to enemy fire. According to <a class=\"body-el-link standard-body-el-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/story\/defense\/show-daily\/ausa-global-force\/2016\/03\/16\/meet-us-armys-containerized-weapon-system\/81863174\/\"><u><em>Defense News<\/em><\/u><\/a>, the Army is showing the system off at the Association of the U.S. Army Symposium and Exhibition in Huntsville, Alabama.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-el-text standard-body-el-text\">Made by Norwegian defense contractor Kongsberg and security contractor <a class=\"body-el-link standard-body-el-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hdtglobal.com\/product\/containerized-weapon-system\/\">HDT Global<\/a>, the Containerized Weapon System (CWS) is made\u00a0from a 20-foot-long <a class=\"body-el-link standard-body-el-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmci.com\/products\/standard-platforms\/6_5-tricon\"><u>Tricon shipping container<\/u><\/a>. The roof is replaced with a hinged door system, and\u00a0an electro-mechanical lift is\u00a0installed inside.\u00a0The lift can go from hidden to a height of 15\u00a0feet in just 30 seconds. It can support and power weapon systems\u00a0including the M2 .50 caliber machine gun, Mk.19 grenade launcher, <a class=\"body-el-link standard-body-el-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minigun\"><u>M134 Dillon 7.62-millimeter minigun<\/u><\/a>, and the M249 squad automatic weapon. The lift can even support the Javelin anti-tank missile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-el-text standard-body-el-text\">The\u00a0system is designed for quick deployment and setup on the battlefield. The use of a shipping container for a hull makes it easier to transport, and the weapons station can be set up in less than an hour by two soldiers. CWS can be internally or externally powered, and can use solar panels to provide power. Its makers\u00a0envision the deadly\u00a0shipping\u00a0container\u00a0being deployed to distant combat outposts, patrol bases, and forward operating bases, providing a defensive firepower boost that needs little or no infrastructure support. CWS could even be used on ships at sea as a defense against pirates and other threats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-el-text standard-body-el-text\">The system is not autonomous\u2014everything is controlled by a remote operator who can be stationed as far as 1,093 feet away to avoid enemy fire. So a\u00a0human being still makes the decision to use lethal force. That&#8217;s good, but\u00a0having the operator located a thousand feet from the weapon can make it hard to figure out where enemy fire is coming from. To remedy that, the Army is pairing the CWS with the <a class=\"body-el-link standard-body-el-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/140459\/Serenity_payload_detects_hostile_fire\/\"><u>Firefly 360<\/u><\/a> threat detection system. Firefly 360 uses acoustics and shortwave infrared sensors to detect enemy fire\u2014\u00a0differentiating\u00a0between small arms fire, machine guns, rockets and mortars\u2014and locate the source.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-el-text standard-body-el-text\">The Army has already deployed CWS and Firefly 360 to Afghanistan, and according to <em>Defense News<\/em> will soon begin deploying the system to other locations overseas.\u00a0Here&#8217;s a video of the Containerized Weapon System shot last year at the Army&#8217;s Network Integration Evaluation exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed embed--center embed--youtube embed--lazy-iframe embed--loaded\">\u00a0Read the Original Article at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/military\/weapons\/a19995\/the-us-armys-weaponized-shipping-container\/\">Popular Mechanics<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Army has acquired a number of shipping containers that have been\u00a0converted to remote weapons stations. Each container hides a machine gun, grenade launcher, or even an anti-tank weapon, and can detect and respond to enemy fire. 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