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| Smart Shooter develops SMASH Hopper to be mounted on armored vehicles |
| 2020-09-23 |
| [Jpost] Israeli small arms manufacturer Smart Shooter has released a light remote-controlled weapon station dubbed SMASH Hopper that can be mounted on an armored tactical vehicle and successfully hit moving targets both on the ground and in the air from more than 300m. Weighing some 15 kg., the SMASH Hopper is a compact and easily deployable system that is controlled by an operator from a safe distance or from inside a protected vehicle when mounted on the Plasan Re’em Armored Toyota Hilux vehicle and provides a “one shot-one hit” capability. Like other systems manufactured by Smart Shooter, it features a safe trigger mechanism and offers day and night capability with automatic scanning and target detection. The system can be deployed on various lightweight manned and unmanned vehicles and platforms. SMASH Hopper can be used for multiple mission scenarios including force protection, border security, anti-drone, remote ambush, as well as low profile operations in complex urban environments. Thousands of SMASH 2000 systems manufactured by Smart Shooter are in use by the IDF along the Gaza border and hundreds more are in use by the US Special Forces. The SMASH 2000 gives troops a precision anti-drone system on their weapon with an attachable sighting device with built-in targeting algorithms that can track and hit drones and other airborne targets flying at high speed at ranges of up to 120 m. with the first shot. According to Ahuvia, the SMASH Hopper still has several rounds of testing to go through before it becomes operational including designing and developing the system for remote-controlled vehicles. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 I missed the size of the projectile. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-09-23 19:09 |
| #3 ^ or insuring you get that parking space.... |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2020-09-23 10:34 |
| #2 Just the thing for Rush Hour! |
| Posted by: Sonny Black 2020-09-23 10:25 |
| #1 I'd like to have one of those for my old pickup (I might have to armor-up the PU). It'd be good for traveling through riot zones or bad neighborhoods or parking in the front yard to defend the homestead from miscreants. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-09-23 09:57 |