Business Insider/Task & Purpose: US special operations troops in Syria are testing a 'guaranteed hit' smart rifle system
* US special operations troops in Syria were shown testing out a new smart rifle system that promises a "guaranteed hit."
* The SMASH 2000 system uses a weapon-mounted optic and special pistol grip that allows the shooter to lock on to a target and fire when a hit is assured, the system's developer says.
US special operations forces are currently testing and evaluating a specially designed computerized fire control and rifle sight system downrange in Syria, US Special Operations Command confirmed to Task & Purpose.
Photos published to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) on May 30, first reported by The War Zone, show several unidentified US service members at the At Tanf garrison in Syria engaging targets with M4 carbines outfitted with a SMASH 2000 system.
The SMASH 2000, developed by Israeli defense contractor Smart Shooter in cooperation with Sig Sauer, uses a weapon-mounted optic and special pistol grip that "allows you to acquire, lock on and engage targets ... [and] the weapon to fire only when it's a guaranteed hit," company CEO Devin Schweiss previously told Military.com.
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