{"id":67792,"date":"2022-09-28T12:25:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T09:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=67792"},"modified":"2025-09-07T08:32:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T05:32:42","slug":"israel-deploys-ai-turret-on-the-west-bank-of-the-jordan-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/israel-deploys-ai-turret-on-the-west-bank-of-the-jordan-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Deploys AI Turret on the West Bank of the Jordan River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Israeli authorities deployed a remotely operated turret on the West Bank of the Jordan River, capable of firing stun grenades, tear gas and rubber bullets. The report is from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/2022-09-24\/ty-article\/.premium\/israeli-army-installs-remote-control-crowd-dispersal-system-at-hebron-flashpoint\/00000183-70c4-d4b1-a197-ffcfb24f0000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Haaretz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a pilot programme, the system was installed above a checkpoint in Hebron, where Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli security forces frequently clash.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAs part of the army\u2019s enhanced readiness to counter disorder in the area, consideration is being given to the use of remotely controlled systems to apply approved crowd-dispersal measures,\u201d said a defence ministry spokesperson.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He added that the system does not include remote control of live-fire.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/93422.png\" alt=\"\u0418\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043b\u044c \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0443\u043b \u0418\u0418-\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0435\u043b\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0417\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0433\u0443 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u0438 \u0418\u043e\u0440\u0434\u0430\u043d\" class=\"wp-image-186075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/93422.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/93422-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/93422-768x446.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The system installed at the Hebron checkpoint. Data: Haaretz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The turret was developed by the local defence company Smart Shooter. The company is working on autonomous weapon systems, including rifle attachments that compensate for a soldier\u2019s inability or unwillingness to aim.<\/p>\n<p>Smart Shooter also uses artificial intelligence systems to track targets and lock onto them. On the manufacturer\u2019s site, the company says it &#8220;combines easy-to-install hardware with advanced image-processing software&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Hebron-installed turret is not listed on Smart Shooter\u2019s online resource, but there is information about two other automated devices that could be equipped with an assault rifle.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2021, former Israeli soldiers described the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/media-israeli-forces-deploy-facial-recognition-against-palestinians\">facial-recognition system deployed on the West Bank of the Jordan River<\/a>. Authorities installed a sophisticated network of cameras across Hebron and tracked the movements of Palestinians using the Blue Wolf database.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog on Telegram: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogAI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ForkLog AI<\/a> \u2014 all the news from the world of AI!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Israeli authorities deployed a remotely operated turret on the West Bank of the Jordan River, capable of firing stun grenades, tear gas and rubber bullets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[438,734,1670],"class_list":["post-67792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-israel","tag-weapons"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"62","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67793,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67792\/revisions\/67793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}