Tag: weapon sight
Turning Riflemen into Sharpshooters
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recently completed certification of the SMASH weapon sight, following a successful operational testing phase with an elite infantry battalion. SMASH dramatically improves the warfighter’s shooting accuracy and efficiency, even at long range, ensuring the first shot hits the intended target, even in high-stress conditions and following extensive physical effort. Using advanced image processing, the sight understands the situation to avoid misfire, friendly fire, and collateral damage.
Meprolight’s Multispectral Sight Spans Day & Night Operations
Meprolight is unveiling a new, multi-spectral EO weapon sight that combines an uncooled thermal channel with a sensitive, high-resolution digital day/night camera to provide the user effective situational awareness under all visibility conditions, including total darkness encountered in operations underground.
Meprolight Unveils a new Thermal Weapon Sight at the Shot Show
Meprolight is launching a new weapon sight at the Shot Show taking place at Las Vegas next week. The company will unveil the NYX 3X, a compact, uncooled Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) offering X2.7 magnification.
Elbit Systems Launches the ‘Clip-On Coyote’, a Modular Un-Cooled Sniper Sight
Elbit Systems is launching at Eurosatory 2012 the Clip-On Coyote, a modular un-cooled sight that easily integrates in front of any sniper's rifle telescope....
DARPA Awards Lockheed Martin $3.9m Contract to Develop Advanced Rifle Scope...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is developing an advanced infantry sight designated 'Dynamic Image Gunsight Optic' or DInGO, comprise of a rifle-scope fitting the standard...
Homeland Security Technology from Israel: Electro-Optics
Electro-optical (EO) systems are providing essential capabilities for improving security, counter terror and combating crime. Advancement in this field include smarter video surveillance systems,...
Thales Awarded £150 million FIST order
British infantry units will soon be issued with new Surveillance and Target Acquisition (STA) package. The order, part of a £150m contract awarded by the...
Acquiring Better Fighting Capability for British Infantry
Improved personal equipment address role specific missions assigned to British infantrymen, grenadiers, snipers and commanders. The newly issued equipment, supplied under UOR procedures, addresses...
CNVD-T – Thermal Clip-On Night Vision Devices
The CNVD-T is a small, lightweight thermal weapon sight that can be positioned in front of weapons-mounted day optical sights. CNVD-T allows Special Operations...
Super Sharp Eyes for the Snipers
Firing under 'perfect conditions', modern sniper weapons, particularly the high power 'Anti-Material Rifles' enable a professional marksman to score a 'perfect first-hit shot' at...
XM116 – Small Arms Fire Control System II
L3 Communications designed the XM116 to improve the combat effectiveness of fire support weapons, particularly the Mk19 Automatic Grenade Launcher. The system can be...
Future Force Warrior Communication and Computation
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The net-centric Future Force Warrior will operate in squads or sub-squad teams, requiring dedicated wireless communications network for...
Weapons and Munitions for the Special Forces
The latest versions of SOF Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) were on display by FNH USA. These included a sharpshooter configuration of the SCAR-L, displayed with the...
Advanced Infantry Weapon’s Sights
The Multi-Purpose Rifle System (MPRS) fire control system is designed by International Technologies Lasers (ITL) for modern and future "land warrior" type applications. The MPRS measures...
