Various footages of the U.S. Marines’ Defensive Weapon System (DWS) test fire.

The system can be quickly installed underneath the MV-22 Osprey aircraft. The remote controlled gun turret setup uses a three-barrel 7.62mm GAU-17 machine-gun that is capable of shooting 3,000 rounds per minute in a 1 meter by 1 meter box from a distance of 1,200 meters. A gunner uses a color monitor and a video game like controller like interface to operate the turret from the cockpit.

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