In recent years, skimmers have become a tactical tool and some would say – also strategically, in battle. A skimmer is no longer a toy purchased for a forty-year-old crisis or a plane bought for a child for a bar mitzvah; The defense industries have learned well to turn what was born as a toy into a weapon.
Smart Cop, an Israeli company that develops and manufactures advanced firing control systems that connect to small arms and dramatically improves the chances of being hit in all shooting situations and scenarios, now unveils for the first time the SMASH Dragon: a system carried on a skimmer based on the company’s unique SMASH technology.
It is a small remote-controlled pilot tool that allows carrying a quality camera and light weapons that can be fired at a remote target and accurately hit from the air for a stationary or portable purpose, while the glider itself is remotely controlled and the operator is at a safe distance. It is a system suitable for mounting on a large variety of skimmers of different types, and can combine different types of assault rifles, sniper rifles, 40 mm and other ammunition.
“Smart Policeman actually takes its advanced technology that is already embedded today on many personal weapons of customers such as the IDF and the US Army and allows to compensate for the instability and difficulty of the soldier to be accurate and hit the first shot, and assimilates it for the first time on skimmers,” Explains a source in the company. “The use of the same technology on a glider and the ability to accurately hit static and moving targets while flying is made possible thanks to the unique ability of SMASH technology to deal with instability.”
The system has recently completed a successful round of trials, and is in advanced stages of development and is likely to arouse great interest both in the IDF and around the world. The chances of harming the uninvolved, “explains Michal Moore, the company’s CEO. “We are now pleased to offer the same familiar and proven technology in a glider configuration, which is remotely controlled and allows for quick acquisition of the target and accurate firing on it from the air and from different angles. “SMASH Dragon is another significant advantage and ensures that it is a very relevant solution for many armies and security forces around the world.”
SMART SHOOTER was founded in 2011 by Michal Moore, CEO of the company, and Avshalom Erlich, Chief Technologist (CTO). The company is based in Kibbutz Yagur, and also has branches in the United States, Europe and Australia. The company’s current customers include the IDF, the US Army, the Indian Navy and various armies of European countries.