Drones Weaponised with a Smart Shooter – Killers from Above
Robotic SMASH Dragon - a Smart and Precise Weapon Mount for Drones
By
Tamir Eshel -
Jan 10, 2022558
Today, fire control systems expert SMART-SHOOTER introduced the SMASH Dragon application for armed drones. The new system employs an advanced remotely controlled robotic weapon payload on different drones or unmanned aerial platforms. The system completed live firing tests and is currently under advanced stages of development.
While drones are highly versatile weaponized platforms when deploying precision-guided weapons, mounting direct firing weapons is challenging due to stability issues. So far, using weapon stations designed for ground platforms proved ineffective mainly due to the weight and delayed control loop limiting fire accuracy even at short range.
The remotely operated SMASH Dragon features Smartshooter’s proprietary target acquisition and tracking algorithms that implement computer vision to acquire the operator’s target. Then, the fire control system takes over and releases the shot when the target is in sight, thus ensuring precise hits even in complex situations.
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