Elbit Systems unveils AI-powered assault rifle

• Published date: 12 September 2021

ARCAS transforms assault rifles into digital, networked combat machines enabling a step change in the lethality, mission effectiveness and survivability of dismounted soldiers in both day and night. The rifle provides infantry and special operation fighters with combat capabilities that were not previously available, including: passive range measurement, automatic ballistic correction, detection of fire sources, video motion detection, the ability to shoot around the corner and from the hip, interface with tactical Command and Control (C2), navigation assistance, friend or foe identification, tracking of stoppage and ammunition and weapon zeroing without the need for live fire.

An AI-powered computer is integrated into the assault rifle's forward grip, running innovative software and a range of applications. The miniaturized computer unit receives and processes data collected from the soldier's field of view (as perceived by the EO sight), tactical information from C2 systems, data from other ARCAS users in the team and the rifle's mechanical information. The combat information is presented to the soldier as an intuitive augmented reality layer on top of the scenery that is seen through the EO-sight or...