What’s not up for debate is the phrase’s intention, make your shot count. That’s why the Smart Shooter SMASH 2000L and the SMASH Hopper are being featured in this week’s weapon of the week.

Scott Thompson on the National Radio Show at AUSA

Photo Of The Day and we look at the SA80A3 with the SMASH Smart Weapon Sight Fire Control System aiming for a small drone. This smart sight equips dismounted soldiers with enhanced accuracy for engaging micro and mini UAVs or drones. The sight can identify, track, and lock onto moving targets, maintaining precision even if the user or target shifts position.

“Globes” looks at five of the main startups with which the Ministry of Defense has been collaborating since the outbreak of the war: Smartshooter, Xtend, Regulus, CopterPIX and Robotican.

The British military has a new piece of kit that vastly increases the chances of shooting down a drone with a rifle. Around 500 SMASH X4 sighting systems are being used across the three services by close combat troops.

The United Kingdom is procuring the Smash counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) for the British Army, Janes learnt at the Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) Expo hosted by the British Army at Baker Barracks, Emsworth, southern UK, on 11 July. The 500 Smash fire-control systems ordered have been entering service with 16 Air Assault Brigade over the last two months, with one system equipping each platoon.

צבאות באירופה ובאמריקה הלטינית מביעים התעניינות במערכת “סמאש” (פגיון) מתוצרת חברת סמארטשוטר מקיבוץ יגור. אחד המפתחות לקטלניות של הכוחות המתמרנים של צה”ל הוא היישום הנרחב של כוונות סדרת “סמאש” (פגיון) מתוצרת חברת סמארטשוטר מקיבוץ יגור. כעת, באתר ZM מדווחים כי צבאות ביבשת אירופה ובאמריקה הלטינית מביעים התעניינות במערכת, שכבר נמכרה ליותר מעשר מדינות שחברות בברית נאט”ו ביניהן, בריטניה, גרמניה והולנד

In collaboration with DRS RADA and HDT Global, the companies will present an end-to-end remotely controlled solution for air defense which includes theMHR radar for tracking the threat and the SMASH Hopper for precisely eliminating it.

Soldiers have been taking aim with a new scope that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to shoot drones out of the sky. Paratroopers from 16 Air Assault Brigade in Colchester, became the first to be issued with SmartShooter SMASH technology this week.

Small inexpensive “off the shelf” drones like those Ukraine is using against Russia, and Hamas is deploying against Israel, are transforming modern warfare. To train American soldiers to counter this threat, the U.S. military recently opened a specialized drone warfare school.

The fire monitoring system SMASH has been introduced to the battlefield during the war against Hamas. This operational support tool weighs less, identifies the enemy within seconds, can lock on targets and assist in eliminating them and quadruples our forces’ chances of hitting their target.

Among the units identified as using the sight are “Maglan” the special unit and the 51st battalion of the “Golani” infantry brigade. From statements given by the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, it appears that IDF infantry units operating and fighting in the Gaza Strip make extensive use of the Smash sight manufactured by the Israeli company Smart Shooter.

SMARTSHOOTER, an acclaimed innovator in fire control systems that significantly increase hit probability against ground and aerial targets, will present its combat-proven SMASH fire control systems at the MILIPOL exhibition in Paris. SMASH is a cutting-edge Weapon Fire Control System (FCS) equipped with onboard computing capabilities for intricate targeting solutions. Once the user identifies the target independently or through the detection system guidance, SMASH takes over, locking on the target and tracking its movements to synchronize the shot release for swift and precise hits. 

Atrio of international defense contractors have teamed up to offer a new lower-tier counter-drone system that consists of a turreted infantry rifle with a computerized “smart sight,” a small radar array, and a six-wheeled uncrewed ground vehicle. The resulting combination could potentially be employed against other threats beyond drones and would also offer units on the ground valuable surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.

Smart Shooter’s SMASH technology provides high precision against small targets across land, air and sea, including mini- and micro-UAS. Smart Shooter presented its SMASH family of fire control systems (FCS), including handheld operated, remotely controlled, and UGV mounted systems, at the DSEI exhibition in London this week. 

באמצעות שילוב של בינה מלאכותיתעם אופטיקה ואלגוריתמיקה מתקדמת, פיתחה חברת סמארט שוטר מערכות בקרת ירי חדשניות המשפרות באופן דרמטי את סיכויי הפגיעה בכל מצבי ותרחישי הירי. צה”ל היה הראשון להשתמש בהן וכיום הן משמשות גם צבאות מתקדמים נוספים בכל רחבי העולם

Smartshooter unveiled a new tech combination to combat small UAVs at the Modern Day Marine event this week, joining its Hopper Light Remotely Controlled Weapon Station with DRS RADA Technologies’s MHR radar.

Infantry personnel of the British Army will soon receive a cutting-edge weapon sight that will give them a tactical advantage against uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to a press release from Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), the independent procurement agency of the Ministry of Defence.

An Israeli defense company, Smartshooter, has unveiled its “smart” radar-equipped war gear to detect and destroy small uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). Specializing in fire control systems for rifles and remote weapon stations, the new tech could prove pivotal for vulnerable personnel in a world where drones are becoming ever more present on the battlefield.

Israeli company SmartShooter has unveiled a new technology combination it says could effectively counter small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). Presented at the Modern Day Marine 2023 exhibition, the new counter-drone system features the integration of the Hopper Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS) with DRS RADA’s MHR radar.

Smartshooter unveiled a new tech combination to combat small UAVs at the Modern Day Marine event this week, joining its Hopper Light Remotely Controlled Weapon Station with DRS RADA Technologies’s MHR radar. Both systems are already operational separately, but Smartshooter hopes by combining them, they can offer a new c-UAS system amid rising global interest in the capability.

הפתרון המשולב עבר והשלים לאחרונה ניסויים והדגמות מוצלחות והוא מתאים לשימוש על ידי המרינס במערכת

Smartshooter has unveiled a remotely controlled fire control system (FCS) integrated with radar at MDM and is looking for US DoD interest. The company displayed a Smash Hopper Light Remotely Controlled Weapon Station (LRCWS) integrated with a DRS RADA Technologies MHR radar.

The integration of the SMASH Hopper with the RPS-42 radar provides a very effective end-to-end solution to neutralize drones swiftly, ensuring the protection of personnel and critical assets. Ideal against sUAS, the joint solution has recently completed several successful trials and demonstrations

The British Army will soon be equipped with cutting-edge weapon sights to identify and track hostile drones. UK Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) placed an initial order for 4.6 million pounds ($5.8 million) to Yorkshire-based Viking Arms for hundreds of SMASH Smart Weapon Sight Fire Control Systems.

SmartShooter SMASH weapon sight is hoped to increase the ability of the British Army’s counter-drone operations. The British Army’s close combat soldiers are poised to gain a strategic edge in countering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with the deployment of the revolutionary SmartShooter SMASH Smart Weapon Sight Fire Control System.

Israeli company SMARTSHOOTER is now in the advanced stages of developing and evaluating a new maritime application for the SMASH systems which aims to address the challenges of shooting accurately at sea due to the instability caused by both the waves as well as target movements.

Smartshooter will showcase the less-lethal capability of its Smash Hopper remote weapon station at IDEX 2023. The multi-purpose light remotely controlled weapon station can be mounted on crewed or uncrewed vehicles, or on a pole or a tripod, and protect forces from a safe stand-off distance.

Following a series of live-fire tests by the US Department of Defense’s Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD), SMARTSHOOTER announced the capability has passed the Individual Weapon Overmatch Optic technology (IWOO) readiness review.

In February 2020, the Department of Defence ASD SO/LIC’s ’Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD) selected SMARTSHOOTER, a designer, developer, and manufacturer of fire control systems, to develop the solution for its Individual Weapon Overmatch Optic (IWOO) project.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With small unmanned aircraft proliferating on the battlefield, the Army has acquired a fire control optic that could give dismounted soldiers increased ability to combat drones. The service’s integrated fires rapid capabilities office under the Program Executive Office Missiles and Space awarded a contract to purchase Israeli-based Smart Shooter’s SMASH 2000L fire control system, a company executive confirmed.

WASHINGTON — Smart Shooter, an Israeli company that makes weapon control systems for militaries, said it won a contract to supply the U.S. Army with its Smash 2000L optics for rifles and small arms as part of a counter-UAS program.

Israeli-designed “smart sights” enjoy a certain popularity among various customers. They have already been supplied by the IDF, and the successful search for foreign customers continues. The most important prerequisite for such results is the technical features of the project. SMASH sights have original ideas that have a positive effect on the effectiveness of fire – and attract customers.

Todd South checks out the SMARTSHOOTER targeting and firing system on the show floor at the annual AUSA conference in Washington, D.C.

SMARTSHOOTER will current the SMASH 3000 for the primary time on the Land Forces Convention in Brisbane, Australia. SMASH 3000 is a lighter and smaller model of SMARTSHOOTER’s handheld operated SMASH system. Utilizing AI, pc imaginative and prescient, and superior algorithms, SMARTSHOOTER’s SMASH 3000 ensures every spherical finds its goal in each day and evening circumstances.

The SMASH Family of Fire Control Systems is fielded and operationally deployed by forces worldwide, including forces in Europe and NATO member countries. According the company, the SMASH Fire Control Systems, built as an external add-on solution that can be integrated onto any type of assault rifle, ensures that shot accuracy will not be affected by human factors such as fatigue and stress, nor by the target movement.

Tactical ground robotic system manufacturer Roboteam has developed a lightweight tactical UGV in partnership with fellow Israeli firm SMARTSHOOTER. The solution, showcased at Eurosatory 2022 in Paris on 13-17 June, comprises the medium-sized, two-person carried Transportable Interoperable Ground Robot (TIGR) from Roboteam and the SMASH Hopper light remotely controlled weapons station (LRCWS) from SMARTSHOOTER.

Eurosatory 2022, Paris – Roboteam, a leading global provider of tactical ground robotic systems, and SMARTSHOOTER, a world-class designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative fire control systems, unveil an integrated solution: a tactical ground robot utilizing the SMASH technology that ensures precise hit capabilities as well as air defense against drones (C-UAS).

SMARTSHOOTER intends to present the SMASH X4, a Fire Control System with a x4 magnifying optic scope, at the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris, Smart Shooter writes in a press release. According to the company, SMASH X4 combines a x4 magnifying optic scope with SMARTSHOOTER’s SMASH fire control capabilities, thus providing extended detection, recognition & identification ranges for the shooter as well as extended lethality ranges.

SMARTSHOOTER, a world-class designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative fire control optic systems that significantly increase the accuracy, lethality, and situational awareness of small arms, will display its SMASH Fire Control Systems at the Modern-Day Marine (MDM) Exhibition in Washington, DC – booth 1368.

Steadicopter, a leader in the Rotary Unmanned Aerial Systems (RUAS) industry, and SMARTSHOOTER, a world-class designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative fire control systems that significantly increase the accuracy and lethality of small arms, have unveiled the Golden Eagle – the first-ever unmanned helicopter with precise hit capabilities. The two companies will present the solution at the ISDEF exhibition in Tel Aviv.

With hostile, weaponized drones bringing a whole new assortment of security threats to the forefront, Israeli small arms manufacturer Smart Shooter has released the SMASH Dragon, an armed drone system to accurately hit static and moving targets while flying.

Other companies that participated in the demonstration tested the ability of ground-based aerial denial systems, or kinetic systems, to shoot down incoming drones with ammunition. Northrup Grumman tested the XM1211 30mm Proximity Round, Smart Shooter tested its Smash Hopper

SMARTSHOOTER, a world-class designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative fire control systems that significantly increase the accuracy and lethality of small arms, will present its SMASH 2000 Plus Fire Control System and SMASH Hopper Light Remote-Controlled Weapon Station (LRCWS) at the DEFEA Defence exhibition in Athens, Greece.

JERUSALEM — On April 27, personnel with the Israel Defense Forces downed a drone that crossed into the country from Lebanon. They also found a second drone “belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization” that had been taken down in early April, according to an IDF statement. It was the latest Israeli targeting of a drone — yet more evidence of an emerging threat that Israel is looking to counter.

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Michal Mor, a psychologist by training, says it all began in the Second Lebanon War. “My husband got a call-up order, they handed him an M-16 and he went into Lebanon with a gun and a steel gunsite. It was terrible. At the end of the day, the reserve soldier is the mainstay of the army and he needs to regain his operational capabilities, which takes time he doesn’t have.”

SMART SHOOTER, a world-class designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative fire control systems that significantly increase the accuracy and lethality of small arms, announces that Major General (Res.) Nitsan Alon,

הכל החל בצו 8 שקיבל בעלה של מיכל מור במלחמת לבנון השנייה ■ המנכ”לית שעסקה בניהול צוותי פיתוח של טילים מונחים, מנהלת עכשיו את הסטארט־אפ סמארט שוטר: “שיגע אותנו שהחיילים מפספסים ממרחק קצר, וטיל פוגע ממרחק מאות ק”מ”

Unveiled for the first time – New IWOO system combines an advanced optical system, including automated detection and targeting of traditional ground targets as well as small UAS hard-kill capability, all to make the force stronger, faster, more accurate and lethal