Hitrole

The Hitrole is a remote weapons station manufactured by Italian arms company, Oto Melara. The "role" portion of the name is short for "Remote Overhead, Light Electrical".

The turret can mount a variety of lighter automatic weapons, including 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm, 12.7 mm machine guns, and 40 mm automatic grenade launchers.

The weapon is gyroscopically stabilized. The turret weighs between 210 kg-260 kg, depending on the weapon fitted. The gunner's remote optics add an infrared camera and laser range finder to a regular visible light camera.

The gunner is assisted with a fire control computer. The fire control computer can help the gunner track moving targets.

In 2009 the Italian Army ordered 81 turrets to equip its Iveco Lince vehicles in Afghanistan.

According to Jane's Navy International the Singapore Navy ordered Hitrole turrets in August 2013. A total of 16 turrets were ordered for Singapore's 8 Littoral Mission Vessels.