![]() ![]() According to Issa Amro, an al-Khalil resident and founder of Palestinian activist group Youths Against Settlements, the area is home to 200 families and the checkpoint is used by around 300 families every day. After Israeli-American settler Baruch Goldstein gunned down 29 worshipers at the Ibrahimi Mosque in 1994, Israel shut down the busy road and eventually declared it a closed military area where only residents can pass through. The weapon was placed at a military checkpoint on Al-Shuhada Street, a once vibrant center of Palestinian life in al-Khalil, but is now recognized as a symbol of Israel’s occupation. But critics assert the device is yet another example of Israel using Palestinians as guinea pigs so they can market their military technology as field-tested to governments around the world. Reiterating the remote-controlled gun will not use live fire, the IDF hopes this system will be used to test approved crowd dispersal methods. While it was initially reported that the weapon will fire a wide range of projectiles, the army now states the device is only capable of firing sponge-tipped bullets. An Israeli startup company by the name of Smart Shooter has been in the process of developing an Israeli solution to what is very similarly seen in the United States through Tracking Point.The Israeli military installed an automatic weapon at a heavily-trafficked checkpoint in the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil in September. Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots and learn more about Smart Shooter 4. However, unlike Tracking Point, the companies SMASH system can apparently be attached to any rifle as long as it has the appropriate M1913 Picatinny rails for optics and a forward pressure switch location. Download Smart Shooter 4 and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. ![]() Those familiar with Tracking Point will know that the U.S. company sells its products as one complete weapon system, instead of a single optics and electronics package. Smart Shooter was established to develop innovative technologies that help military and law enforcement professionals swiftly and accurately neutralise their targets. Our experienced engineers are committed to that mission, designing, testing and manufacturing our field-proven SMASH family of fire control systems to beat your opponents and keep your friendly forces safe. SMASH seamlessly blends electro-optical hardware and embedded software in ergonomically optimised upgrade packages for a wide range of rifles. We have very little information on the SMASH system, but we do have this paragraph on an Israeli media site YnetNews– It is quite appealing despite the outdated ACUs and facial hair… The company has come up with a very slick commercial on Youtube. The smart rifle – only fires if it’s sure to hit targetĪDW calls it the “smart shooter”, but this development may bear any number of nicknames. It represents, without a doubt, a revolutionary new capability for the single infantryman on the battlefield.Ī group of former Rafael Advanced Defense Systems employees developed an electro-optic system assembled over the army’s assault rifles-the Tavor and the M16-intended to dramatically improve the chances of accurately hitting the target in all firing modes, emphasizing shooting after exertion and hitting with the very first shot, to prevent the target escaping if the shot misses. The system actually marks the target itself and the smart trigger “prevents” discharge down to a split-second if the soldier is expected to miss. This ability should lessen the number of injuries to non-combatants. So far, testing of the system has gone well. ![]() The patent for the Smart Shooter system can be found here, filed in 2013 but granted in 2014. In addition to another patent that was very similar but never granted in 4. Interestingly, from a cursory Google search of Tracking Point, it appears that the U.S. company filed and received their patents around the same time. However, if we want to fight the patent battle here, it should be noted that another cursory Google Patent search of “tracking point rifle” brings up results from the late 1990s to do with aided target acquisition when it comes to small arms. The company has been making appearances outside of Israel, this particular video footage from the Philippines. In addition to this sighting at a defense exhibition in Mexico featuring Israeli companies. Ministry Of Defense Unveils Weapons Of the Future Images are from the Mexican Enlace Judio media site. Special Thanks goes to TFB supporter Yoel M.
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