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Would a CROWS-equipped helicopter be useful?

The large aviation facility could operate an uncrewed rotary-wing platform carrying a remote weapon system.

Question

Would a CROWS-equipped helicopter be useful aboard this ship?

Short answer

Yes; the ship could support an uncrewed rotary-wing platform carrying a remote weapon system from its large aviation facilities.

Notes

A viewer suggests a helicopter equipped with a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station. The answer agrees and notes British interest in adapting such a system to an uncrewed rotary or possibly fixed-wing aircraft. The battleship's hangar and flight facilities would be large enough to support that capability as part of its organic uncrewed force. The proposal is for remotely controlled defensive coverage from an uncrewed platform, not for turning a crewed helicopter into a conventional gunship.