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<p class="text-body text-muted small">Smart Shooter’s SMASH weapon sight uses ballistically calculated coincident shot release to significantly increase the hit rate against micro and mini UASs. (Smart Shooter Ltd)</p>
<p>The British Army will be equipped with new weapon sights that identify and track unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) announced on 27 June.</p>
<p>Known as SMASH, the fire-control weapon sight developed by Smart Shooter is designed to improve a soldier’s accuracy on the battlefield by integrating a track and lock-on capability. It also features a ‘drone mode’ that enables soldiers to engage and achieve a high probability hit rate against micro and mini UAVs.</p>
<p>The GBP4.6 million (USD5.85 million) contract comes under a larger GBP20 million five-year framework that seeks to equip all three services in the dismounted close combat category with the capability.</p>
<p>This initial order is for the SMASH X4 weapon sight, with deliveries expected to commence towards the end of 2023, a Ministry of Defense (MoD) spokesperson told <em>Janes.</em></p>
<p>Viking Arms is the UK partner for Smart Shooter, which will support the delivery of additional sights to the three services based on operational and readiness commitments, the announcement said.</p>
<p>The procurement is part of the Land Ground Based Air Defence (Land GBAD) programme, which seeks a fully integrated air-defence system of systems that counters aircraft, missiles, munitions, and unmanned aircraft systems (UASs). SMASH is the first tranche of ‘Land GBAD Project 6′, which is delivering a counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) capability for the dismounted and mounted soldier. Project 6 will deliver further C-sUAS capabilities in the future, the announcement added.</p>
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