American special forces will be able to hit without a miss, even on drones. Yesterday, March 25, the portal thedrive.com He reported that the Israeli company Smart Shooter has created a new optics in the framework of the IWOO program.
Individual Weapon Overmatch Optic or IWOO is a program of the US Special Operations Forces. The Smart Shooter company points out that the IWTSD (Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate) division has ordered the refinement of the SMASH 2000 sight to meet the requirements of the IWOO. Yesterday, the press service of Smart Shooter announced the completion of the development of a new sight and the transition to the production stage of prototypes. Their testing is planned for the current year.
IWOO computerized sight with adaptive optics
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"The IWOO system automatically detects, highlights, and tracks potential targets, including drones, with a transparent display that increases situational awareness. The built-in fire control system constantly calculates the optimal moment for firing to provide the user with clear guidance, shooting only with the best chance to neutralize the target, " the press service of Smart Shooter reports.
Promo video of the SMASH 2000 sight
The developers do not disclose the characteristics of the new sight, indicating only that, unlike its predecessors, the IWOO has adaptive optics with an approximation in the range from 1x to 8x. Previously, the Smart Shooter's computerized sight was claimed as part of a rifle and machine gun that Sig Sauer is developing as part of the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) competition for the US Army.
US soldiers in Syria, with rifles equipped with SMASH 2000 sights
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The principle of operation of the SMASH 2000 is that the computerized sight identifies and accompanies the target, and also takes into account corrections for range and atmospheric phenomena. Next, the shooter presses the trigger, but the system allows you to make a shot only when the weapon is accurately aimed at the target. A similar system was previously demonstrated on TrackingPoint rifles.
The SMASH 2000 combines an optical sight, a thermal imager, and a target recognition and tracking system. According to the developers, it takes no more than 5 minutes to train a soldier to work with a new sight. At the same time, the trigger lock system is easily disabled, which is important for close combat.