Australia has awarded Israeli firm SmartShooter a contract to assess the company’s Smash 3000 fire control system for frontline ground forces.

At AUSA 2025, Smart Shooter presented the new generation of its SMASH family, which includes the SMASH 2000L, the SMASH Hopper Light Remotely Controlled Weapon Station (LRCWS), and SMASH Dome.

SMARTSHOOTER won the Innovation Award in the Army Technology Excellence Awards 2025 for its significant advancements in enhancing small arms accuracy and operational effectiveness through the integration of artificial intelligence and modular technology.

SMARTSHOOTER’s SMASH 3000 was trialed on heavy machine‑guns and vehicle‑mounted platforms, successfully intercepting UAS at ranges up to 400 m. Read the full report on Defence‑Blog for details on the VANAHEIM trials and system integrations.

SMARTSHOOTER announced it has received a substantial order for hundreds of SMASH 3000 fire control systems from an Asia-Pacific customer. The systems will be deployed for both Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) missions and precision engagement of ground targets.

The UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (USMC) has placed a further order for SMARTSHOOTER’s SMASH 2000L fire control systems. The Marine Corps is procuring the SMASH 2000L as an interim capability to address its urgent requirement for dismounted Counter-small-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) solutions.

The US Army is giving its soldiers a high-tech edge in the fight against drones, and it’s called SMASH. During a live-fire training exercise on June 6 in Germany, a soldier with the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment used the SMASH 2000L smart scope mounted on an M4A1 rifle to target drones in the sky.

During a live-fire training exercise on June 6 in Germany, a soldier with the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment used the SMASH 2000L smart scope mounted on an M4A1 rifle to target drones in the sky.

JERUSALEM — The US Army is expanding its experimentation with Israeli firm Smartshooter’s high-tech fire control system with what the company said is a new $13 million contract. The system will be deployed “as part of the Army’s Transformation in Contact (TIC2.0) forces,” Smartshooter said in an announcement last week, part of what it said was the Army’s “accelerated testing and integration of advanced technologies on the battlefield.”

After reprogramming at least USD10 million from its air-defence portfolio, the US Marine Corps (USMC) is buying 84 kits of Smart Shooter fire-control system SMASH 2000L as an interim capability for its dismounted counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UASs) requirement, a service official told Janes on 30 April.

The SMASH 3000 (2000L) by Israel’s SMARTSHOOTER is an advanced AI-equipped optical sight that can be mounted on most rifles. It features sophisticated target acquisition and tracking algorithms, achieving a 95% hit probability against small drones at a distance of approximately 200 meters.

One easy and somewhat revolutionary way to enable the dismounted digger to deal with drones is through a fire control sight upgrade offered by Israeli company SMARTSHOOTER.

Smartshooter, which develops and manufactures the Smash series of smart fire control systems, which connects to light weapons and dramatically improves the chances of hitting targets, has announced another major deal with Germany. In the deal, the company will deliver hundreds more of the Smash systems to the German army.

Israeli sighting specialist Smartshooter has unveiled a portable counter-drone system with an assault rifle as the effector. The rifle is controlled through the Smash Dome’s Smash Hopper remote-controlled weapon station.

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

SMARTSHOOTER will participate at the Modern-Day Marine event and showcase its SMASH 2000L, already under review by the Marine Corps, and the SMASH Hopper Light Remotely Controlled Weapon Station (LRCWS) integrated with the DRS RADA Technologies RPS-42 radar and mounted on HDT’s Hunter WOLF.

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. 

A trio 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.