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Marine Corps Awards Smart Shooter $5.8M SMASH Contract

6/10/2026

Summary

Marine Corps Awards

The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Israeli firm Smart Shooter a $3.4 million contract for SMASH 2000LE fire-control systems and added $2.4 million in spare-part, training and system options, raising the total to $5.8 million.
Smart Shooter plans delivery of most equipment in Q4 2026 and a smaller portion in Q1 2027.
The SMASH system, also employed by the Israeli Defense Forces, the United Kingdom, Germany and NATO, previously received U.S. contracts of $2.4 million, $10.7 million and $1.8 million.

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History

Historical Context

The Cooperative Threat Reduction program began with the 1991 Nunn-Lugar Act and a 1992 U.S.–Russia agreement that secured Soviet nuclear sites, expanding in 1995 to joint material-control projects and later to broader non-proliferation initiatives. By 2018 the National Academy noted CTR remained foundational, a model echoed today in multinational defense contracts such as the Marine Corps’ SMASH 2000LE purchase.

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Marine Corps Awards

The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Israeli firm Smart Shooter a $3.4 million contract for SMASH 2000LE fire-control systems and added $2.4 million in spare-part, training and system options, raising the total to $5.8 million.
Smart Shooter plans delivery of most equipment in Q4 2026 and a smaller portion in Q1 2027.
The SMASH system, also employed by the Israeli Defense Forces, the United Kingdom, Germany and NATO, previously received U.S. contracts of $2.4 million, $10.7 million and $1.8 million.

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