Now that's a machine gun

The Navy is testing an Oto Melara remotely-controlled .50 calibre turret (check the "Gallery").

A growing need to upgrade the close defence capabilities of Canadian warships has led to the trial of a remote controlled heavy machine gun...

After two weeks of physical installs, which saw the ship’s 40mm Bofors deck gun replaced with the new RCHMG turret, an operator console installed on the bridge, and countless hours of tweaking and rehearsing the drill for the new gun, the ship and gunnery crew were ready to take the gun to sea.

From Oct. 16 to 26, Summerside operated south of Halifax conducting trials of the weapon system, firing thousands of rounds against towed targets...

Staff at CFMWC [Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare Centre] is now conducting ashore analysis of the data gathered during the trial to determine the effectiveness of the weapon. If deemed effective, the remote controlled heavy machine gun could be slated for installation throughout the fleet including the Halifax and Kingston class vessels.

Let's just hope no-one tries test-firing on the Great Lakes.