AUSA 2018: Smart Shooter debuts tactical drone eliminator
Smart Shooter unveiled a tactical drone-elimination variant of its SMASH 2000 fire control system at last week’s AUSA annual meeting and exposition.
The basic SMASH 2000 system, which adds digital precision fire to in-service rifles and ammunition, has been tested by US Special Operations Command elements and other military agencies, and entered operational service with the Israel Defence Forces in early 2018.
The new variant, dubbed SMASH 2000 Plus, locks, tracks and accurately hits both conventional targets and small, fast and maneuverable tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), day and night.
According to Abraham Mazor, VP of business development for Smart
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