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Posted on 04/14/2026 7:01:05 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
The U.S. military recently published photos of Marines in a unit headed to the Middle East equipped with an advanced optic designed to help them shoot down small drones.
The April 4 photos show members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, using a smart scope optic mounted on their M4 carbines as part of training against small drones. Roughly 2,500 Marines in the unit are currently embarked on the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, which deployed in March to support operations in the Middle East. When the photos were taken, the Marines were aboard a ship in the Pacific Ocean.
When contacted by Task & Purpose, a representative of Smart Shooter Inc. confirmed that the optic seen in the photos is the SMASH 2000L advanced fire control system.
“With SMASH 2000L, dismounted Marines are equipped with an effective, combat-proven solution against the growing threat of drones and small unmanned aerial systems,” said Scott Thompson, vice president and general manager of U.S. operations for Smart Shooter Inc.
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I like how we don’t even bother hiding our capabilities.
Nothing’s gonna stop us now!
I wonder if drones would be affected by a large number of 4th of July fireworks rockets.
That is some spooky Shiite. Forget drones. You’ll never miss a head shot!
What is this? ‘The Top Secret Tribune’
How long is your defensive front you will guard with fireworks?
This was tried in Ukraine. Basically, no.
Remember, there’s still a man in the loop with most drone ops.
Reminds me of what a failure I am at shooting skeet.
This fire control system is from Israel and is a commercial product. This is literally something anyone can buy off the shelf for the past 3 years.
Oh, wow. Now I know what I want for Christmas.
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Had a buddy that could have used that scope on his shotgun to shoot the doves that were blowing past him @ 60-70 mph.
He couldn’t hit them worth crap.
Shhh. My wifle is wabbit hunting for me.
I hope that is sarcasm, since such should not be publicized.
As I told him, this is literally an off-the-shelf commercial system from Israel. It’s not even vaguely secret.
Yeah, this isn’t really ‘giving anything away’ as literally anyone can go buy one... well, anyone that’s not an enemy of Israel. :P
“I like how we don’t even bother hiding our capabilities.”
LOL! Dozens of YouTube videos!
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