Will never shoot in the head: created a "smart" weapon to stop riots (video)

FN Smart Protector-303T electrical rifle is equipped with compressed air bolts for firing with non-sacrificing balls. The Belgian Armed Company FN Herstal presents at the Milipol Paris 2023 exhibition in November its "smart" non-lethal rifle for the police and special forces FN Smart Protector-303T, which will demoralize the enemy, but will not allow him to shoot him accidentally. This was reported on the company's official website.

Police often use rubber balls, including similar guns that shoot non -mushroom ammunition, to accelerate the participants of the riots or to detain aggressive but naked criminals. But the risk of serious and even fatal injury to a person remains very high, especially if the charge gets into the head.

Therefore, FN Herstal engineers have finalized their model of a popular gun in the European police and equipped it with a special sight with software that recognizes human body parts and prevents accidental or deliberate shots in the head. The shells that are precisely aimed at one person are fragmented during the impact, preventing penetration, and have a powerful restraining effect similar to a stick.

"The brand new FN Smart Protector-303T is mostly used by law enforcement agencies where it is necessary to avoid the use of deadly force, for example, when controlling the crowd, social riots, mass riots, daily patrolling and public safety at major events," the FN said, "FN said. Herstal. The rifle uses the compression of the air for firing 12. 55 mm cartridges with elastoma cartridges at a range of 5 to 25 m.

Some types of cartridges can be equipped with paint that will mark the offender and not allow him to hide in the crowd. Each store contains 15 cartridges, and the compressed air cylinder is enough for three stores. The gun electronics can work from the battery from 5 to 12 hours. In addition, the built -in camera records images during riots that can be used for the investigation.