Military says they'll save lives on both sides as tensions escalate
According to the United Nations, Israeli settlers injured at least 170 Palestinians last year and killed five, while Palestinians injured 110 settlers and killed two. According to the AP, 130 Palestinians have been killed this year, while ten Israelis have died in recent attacks.earlier this week condemning the attacks and urging both sides to take action to defuse the situation.
that add assisted aiming and target tracking to infantry weapons, is behind the turrets and their technology. Smart Shooter has confirmed toSmart Shooter describes the Smash Hopper as"perfectly suited for complex urban areas, borders, and sensitive infrastructure and situations where a low signature is required," and said the system uses Smart Shooter's SMASH Fire Control locking and tracking technology to identify a target and maintain a fix even if it is moving.
"The significant improvement in target hit probability enables the user to avoid hitting innocent bystanders, uninvolved ones, and anyone who doesn't pose a danger. It also enables the operator to use only minimal and controlled firepower, with maximum precision," A Smart Shooter spokesperson told us.
We asked Smart Shooter about the turret's connectivity, and whether any network or wireless protocols pose a cyber security risk, but didn't get a response. Questions about whether the turret could be operated independently of algorithmic guidance in a"free fire" mode were also posed to the company without response.demonstrating the Smash Hopper, the system is shown as being controlled from the passenger seat of a pickup truck.
The Israeli military has described the weapons as a way to reduce both Israeli and Palestinian deaths. That may be true, but let's be frank about where those weapons are pointed: At a refugee camp, and at a"The system was placed in the center of a heavily populated area, with hundreds of people passing by. Any failure of this technology could impact many people. I see this as part of a transition from human to technological control," Amro said.
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