Israel’s Smart Shooter to pitch ‘one shot, one hit’ tech at European defense shows

JERUSALEM — Smart Shooter is headed to France and Spain to pitch its fire control systems to governments interested in counter-drone technology and bolstering their homeland security forces. The Israeli company is known for its SMASH family of solutions, and has already arrived in Paris with its Smash 2000 Plus and Smash Hopper light remote-controlled weapon station.

The company’s SMASH family of solutions can be integrated onto assault rifles, and the business specializes in what it calls “ one shot, one hit ” capabilities to confront small UAV threats, meaning that the system controls the fire of the rifle so that each shot is released when the moving target is in the sight.

European countries have been searching for more solutions against increasing drone threats. These include systems to counter small civilian quadcopters as well as larger UAVs. The U.S. has also encouraged European partners to increase defenses against drones.

The U.S. Marine Corps acquired the Smash 2000 system in October through its Rapid Capabilities Office to test the system, and the U.S. Navy is currently evaluating the technology for counter-drone requirements on vessels. The system is a kinetic solution that enables personnel to engage drones using a rifle, as opposed to other counter-drone systems that use radar and optics to jam the threat signal.

Smash Hopper, a light weight remote control unit, can hold a weapon for deployment along a border fence or on vehicles, noted Sharone Aloni, vice president for research and development and Smart Shooter.

A rifle is shown on a Smash Hopper light remote-controlled weapon station. (Smart Shooter)

Aloni added that the company already uses artificial intelligence, and he foresees the use of more deep-learning techniques to improve target detection and tracking.

The Milipol homeland security conference will take place Oct. 19-22 in Paris, and the FEINDEF defense expo will take place Nov. 3-5 in Madrid.

Seth J. Frantzman is the Israel correspondent for Defense News. He has covered conflict in the Mideast since 2010 for different publications. He has experience covering the international coalition against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, and he is a co-founder and executive director of the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis.

耶路撒冷——以色列智能射击公司（Smart Shooter）即将前往法国和西班牙，向对反无人机技术感兴趣并希望加强国土安全部队的政府推介其火控系统。该公司以其SMASH系列解决方案而闻名，目前已携其Smash 2000 Plus和Smash Hopper轻型遥控武器站抵达巴黎。

该公司的 SMASH 系列解决方案可以集成到突击步枪上，该公司专注于所谓的“一击必杀”能力来应对小型无人机威胁，这意味着该系统控制步枪的射击，以便在移动目标进入瞄准镜时发射每一发子弹。

欧洲各国一直在寻求更多应对日益增长的无人机威胁的解决方案，包括用于对抗小型民用四旋翼无人机以及大型无人机的系统。美国也鼓励欧洲伙伴加强无人机防御。

美国海军陆战队于10月通过其快速能力办公室采购了Smash 2000系统进行测试，而美国海军目前正在评估该技术在舰艇反无人机方面的应用。该系统是一种动能解决方案，使人员能够使用步枪攻击无人机，这与使用雷达和光学设备干扰威胁信号的其他反无人机系统不同。

智能射击公司研发副总裁 Sharone Aloni 指出，Smash Hopper 是一款轻型遥控装置，可以携带武器，以便沿边境围栏或车辆部署。

图中展示的是一支步枪，它安装在 Smash Hopper 轻型遥控武器站上。（Smart Shooter）

阿洛尼补充说，该公司已经在使用人工智能，他预计未来会使用更多深度学习技术来改进目标检测和跟踪。

Milipol国土安全会议将于10月19日至22日在巴黎举行，FEINDEF防务展将于11月3日至5日在马德里举行。

塞思·J·弗兰茨曼是《防务新闻》的以色列记者。自2010年以来，他一直为多家媒体报道中东冲突。他曾报道过打击伊拉克和叙利亚境内伊斯兰国组织的国际联盟行动，并且是中东报道与分析中心的联合创始人兼执行主任。