Thai forces have integrated the platform into their existing rifles after troops received on-site training from company officials.
Developed by IWI after close to a decade of design work, the fire control technology transforms standard infantry rifles into precision-guided interceptors.
“Small tactical drones have become a direct and growing threat to soldiers on the battlefield. We developed the ARBEL ADS to give soldiers an effective means of defending themselves against this evolving threat, while providing armed forces with a critical tactical advantage in an increasingly complex battlespace,” said SK Group’s vice chairman Ronen Hamudot.
Integrated directly into the AR-15 platform and IWI’s own ARAD assault rifles and Negev machine guns, ARBEL allows soldiers to engage threats, including aerial ones, using their existing weapons, optics, and ammunition with no additional gear required. Depending on the selected firing mode, it can hit targets up to 450 meters away using standard 5.56 mm ammunition.
With electronic sensors and gyros, it simplifies the shooting cycle after the initial shot and enables effective target engagement within a window of opportunity of several seconds, typical of real combat situations. According to IWI, it significantly improves efficiency and lethality by increasing hit probability for static and moving threats by two to three times.
