A soldier of the British Army's 16 Air Assault Brigade demonstrates the Smart Shooter Smash C-UAS fire-control system mounted on an L85A3 assault rifle at the GBAD Expo on 11 July. (Janes/Nicholas Fiorenza)
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.
Smash is designed to ensure that each round finds its target by providing a standard assault rifle with precision targeting algorithms and advanced electro-optical processing, according to its manufacturer, Smart Shooter.
It can be integrated into any type of assault rifle, and its employment was demonstrated to Janes mounted on an L85A3 by a 16 Air Assault Brigade soldier. He said the system only releases the trigger of the weapon it is mounted on if an optimum shot is possible.
Incorporating a laser rangefinder, Smash enables the destruction of low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a range of 250 m in day mode and 100 m in night mode, according to Smart Shooter. It can also receive target information from an external sensor.
For information on US orders for Smash, please seeAUSA 2023: Smart Shooter supplying more SMASH 2000L rifle-mounted C-sUAS systems.
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