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The Smart Weapon-Sight Landscape, Fall 2026

Thirty-five digital reflex sights, holographic sights, smart scopes, counter-drone optics and head-worn aiming systems, mapped with status, programs, prices and a source for every entry.

Preston Blakeley · · 17 min read

Cover graphic for The Smart Weapon-Sight Landscape, Fall 2026: 35 entries in five groups, each shown as a small marker by status (fielded, sold, marketed or prototype).

Smart weapon sights get written about one product launch or one contract at a time. This piece puts them all in one place. We catalogued 35 public products, prototypes and fielded systems that add electronics to the aiming picture: digital or projected reticles, thermal overlays, rangefinders and ballistic solvers, AI target tracking, or a reticle shared with a head-worn display. Each entry has a maker, a status, a program or contract where one exists, a price where one is published, and a link to the source.

The entries fall into five groups: digital and AR reflex sights, holographic sights, smart scopes and fire-control systems, counter-drone AI sights, and head-worn or networked aiming. Our full table is available as a free PDF at the end of this article.

Map of 35 smart weapon sights in five groups: digital and AR reflex sights, holographic sights, smart scopes and fire-control systems, counter-drone AI sights, and head-worn aiming, each marked by status.
Figure 1. The 35 entries by group and status. Status is as shown in each linked source on 6 November 2026.

How we built this map

We only included what can be checked in public: maker product pages, U.S. government pages and contract records, SBIR.gov award entries, company press releases, and trade-press reporting. Where a price is published by a maker or a named retailer we list it; where none is published we write "not public". Status reflects the linked source on the date we checked it (6 November 2026). Program figures, such as quantities and contract ceilings, are quoted as the source states them; a contract ceiling is not money spent.

"Smart" here means the sight does more than light a fixed reticle. A conventional red dot or prism scope is out of scope, even if it has shake-awake or auto-brightness. A holographic sight is included because it is the reference point every newer projection method gets compared to.

1. Digital and AR reflex sights

Reflex sights are the fastest-moving group, and the most varied. Three approaches show up.

The first is the digital reticle on a non-magnified sight. SIG SAUER's Machine Gun Optic, shown at AUSA 2025, uses an active-matrix display that Soldier Systems Daily reports leaks no light forward. It can switch between two reticle presets with a "barrel swap" button, and when paired with SIG's WARP laser rangefinder (running Applied Ballistics Elite) it shows ballistic or disturbed reticles plus compass, cant and distance (Soldier Systems Daily). At SHOT Show 2025, GunsAmerica reported SIG was limiting the MGO to military applications (GunsAmerica). Meprolight's MEPRO RDS PRO V2 sits at the simpler end: an AA-powered red dot with a 2 MOA bullseye in red or green, 16 brightness settings and a 33 x 20 mm window, described by the maker as the civilian counterpart of a sight used by the Israel Defense Forces (Meprolight).

The second is thermal fusion inside a reflex body. Holosun's DRS-TH overlays a 256 x 192 thermal image, shown on a 1024 x 768 OLED, onto a red-dot sight picture, with outline and highlight modes, 1x/3x/5x thermal zoom and recording; it lists at $1,882.34 (Holosun). The pistol-sized DPS-TH lists at $1,176.46 and is marked "new for 2026, coming Q2" on the maker's page (Holosun). On the military side, Thales' XTRAIM pairs a projected digital reticle with a 640 x 480 thermal channel and is designed to work with night-vision goggles; Small Arms Review reported it as offered to military and law enforcement only (Small Arms Review). Safran Optics 1's IronSnake, developed with Bertin Technologies, combines a direct-view channel, thermal imagery and a configurable digital reticle for rifles and light machine guns (Soldier Systems Daily).

The third is government-funded prototyping. U.S. Special Operations Command's SBIR topic SOCOM244-006, "Digital Projection Close Quarters Sight", asks for a sealed 1x sight that projects a digital reticle onto a transparent surface, stores at least three ballistic reticles, has no mechanical boresight adjusters, runs 72 hours on one CR123 or L91 battery and accepts range and ballistic data from external devices (SBIR.gov topic). Four companies received Phase I feasibility awards in July 2024: Wilcox Industries with Kopin, EOTECH, Envision Technology, and Intelligent Sensors and Systems (Wilcox, EOTECH, Envision, ISS). Three received Phase II prototype awards in 2025: Wilcox at $1,396,588 (award), Envision at $1,394,967 (award) and ISS at $745,763 (award). A separate SOCOM Phase I went to Creative Microsystems for a clip-on overlay display for existing sights (SBIR.gov). No production award for any of these was found in public records.

Product Maker What it does Status Price
MGO + WARP LRF SIG SAUER Electro-Optics Active-matrix digital reticle with no forward light leak; ballistic/disturbed reticle fed by WARP 1550 nm LRF running Applied Ballistics Elite; shows compass, cant, range; barrel-swap preset button; auto reticle swap with JULIET4T-AMR magnifier Shown 2025; military only Not public
DRS-TH Holosun LED red dot plus 256×192 thermal overlay on 1024×768 OLED inside the window; outline/highlight modes; 1x/3x/5x thermal zoom; video recording Commercial $1,882.34
DPS-TH Holosun Pistol red dot with 256×192 thermal overlay on a 640×480 OLED at 50 fps; 509T footprint Listed, 'coming Q2' 2026 $1,176.46
IronSnake Safran Optics 1 / Bertin Fused thermal reflex sight: direct-view channel plus thermal imagery and configurable digital reticle; rifles and LMGs Marketed Not public
XTRAIM Thales Projected digital reticle plus 640×480 thermal overlay (full or outline); works with night-vision goggles Marketed Not public
MEPRO RDS PRO V2 Meprolight AA-powered red dot with a 2 MOA bullseye in red or green; 16 brightness settings including 4 for night vision; 33 x 20 mm window Commercial Not public
DP-CQS prototype Wilcox Industries + Kopin Non-magnified sight projecting a digital reticle; multiple BDC profiles; reticles set from an Android EUD; exchanges target/ballistic data over tactical networks; no mechanical boresight adjusters Prototype Not applicable
DP-CQS prototype Envision Technology Electronic projector generates the reticle; aims to fix color shift and boresight drift of multi-reticle dots Prototype Not applicable
DP-CQS prototype Intelligent Sensors and Systems (ISS) 2D micro-display replaces the LED; electronic boresight at 0.5 MOA per pixel; wired/wireless link to an LRF for ballistic and disturbed reticles; magnifier-compatible; live-fire tests on MK17 and M4 Prototype Not applicable
Smart Combat Sight Overlay Creative Microsystems Clip-on daylight-bright display for red dots and scopes; custom reticles, range and ballistic data, ATD/ATR cues from external sensors Prototype Not applicable

2. Holographic sights

True holographic sights record the reticle as a hologram and light it with a laser diode, rather than reflecting an LED dot off a coated lens. RifleConfigurator's 2026 buyer guide counts only two makers still selling them: EOTECH and Vortex (RifleConfigurator).

EOTECH's newest model, the EXPS3 HD, moves the EXPS3 into an all-aluminum, hoodless body and adds a rotary dial, auto-brightness and shake-awake, keeping the 68 MOA ring and 1 MOA dot. EOTECH lists it at $999 with expected availability in Q3 2026 (EOTECH). Holographic sights are also part of a current Army buy: in July 2026 EOTECH announced the sale of 14,000 units of On-Gun Lasers, holographic weapon sights and magnifiers, bought through several Transformation in Contact purchases as surrogate optics for the M7, XM8 carbine and M250 (EOTECH press release).

Close view of a U.S. Marine aiming an M4 carbine fitted with an EOTech holographic weapon sight and a flip-to-side magnifier on a ship's flight deck.
A Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force aims an M4 carbine fitted with an EOTech holographic sight and magnifier during a deck shoot aboard USS Essex, April 10, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht, via DVIDS)

Vortex's AMG UH-1 Gen II uses an EBR-CQB reticle with a 1 MOA center dot inside a 65 MOA circle, has a dedicated night-vision button and runs on a CR123A; Primary Arms lists it at $599.99 (Primary Arms).

Holographic optics also show up in research on newer sights. EOTECH's DP-CQS Phase I proposal set out to use holographic optical elements to raise the optical efficiency of a digital projected sight, which it estimated could roughly triple battery life (SBIR.gov). Separately, a paper in the SPIE proceedings describes a holographic waveguide that overlays digital information on a direct-view optic (SPIE).

Product Maker What it does Status Price
HWS EXPS3 HD EOTECH True laser-hologram 68 MOA ring + 1 MOA dot; all-aluminum hoodless body; auto-brightness; shake-awake; NV settings Listed, expected Q3 2026 $999
HWS line + OGL + magnifiers EOTECH (American Holoptics) Holographic sights bought with On-Gun Lasers and magnifiers as surrogate optics Fielded Not public
AMG UH-1 Gen II Vortex True holographic; EBR-CQB reticle (1 MOA dot, 65 MOA circle); dedicated NV button; CR123A Commercial $599.99 (Primary Arms)
Holographic waveguide overlay Research (SPIE paper) Waveguide mounted on a scope to overlay reticles and ballistic data while keeping direct view Research Not applicable

3. Smart scopes and fire-control systems

This is the largest group, and the one with the biggest single program.

The Army's M157 fire control, built by Sheltered Wings (Vortex Optics) for the M7 rifle, M250 automatic rifle and XM8 carbine, combines a variable-power optic with a backup etched reticle, a laser rangefinder, a ballistic calculator, an atmospheric sensor suite, a compass, Intra-Soldier Wireless, visible and infrared aiming lasers and a digital display overlay (Army Capability Program Executive Ground). The production agreement is an Other Transaction vehicle awarded on 30 December 2021; GovTribe's record of it shows a $19.6 million delivery order for M157 units in May 2026 and a June 2026 order for Australia under Foreign Military Sales (GovTribe). The Army's FY27 budget request covers 20,402 M157s (Guns.com). The Pentagon's test office reported that most M250s fitted with M157s did not retain zero during an operational assessment and airborne test, and that ergonomic complaints about the M157 persisted (Soldier Systems Daily on the DOT&E report). Leupold and L3Harris built competing prototypes for the program (Leupold).

A soldier in camouflage aims an XM7 rifle topped with the XM157 fire control, a large boxy variable-power optic, from a prone position in tall grass.
A North Carolina Army National Guard soldier engages targets with the XM7 rifle and XM157 fire control during testing at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, June 13, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy, National Guard Bureau, via DVIDS)

On the civilian market, the same building blocks (rangefinder, environmental sensors, solver, display) arrive in several forms. Some put the solver in the scope. Revic's Radikl RS25b is a 4-25x50 scope with an integrated ballistic computer and micro-OLED heads-up display at $3,995, and Burris' Eliminator 6 adds a laser rangefinder, thermometer, barometer and inclinometer to a 4-20x52 scope, retailing at $2,169 at B&H (RifleConfigurator, B&H). Steiner's ePredator 8 3-24x50 has a configurable HUD with real-time ballistics at a $3,432.99 MSRP (Steiner). Others split the job: SIG's SIERRA4-BDX ($799.99) has a digital focal plane of 194 LEDs and lights the correct holdover point using data from a paired KILO BDX rangefinder (SIG SAUER). Maztech's X4-FCS ($3,495) is a mount that projects a holdover point into an existing 30 or 34 mm LPVO using Applied Ballistics and onboard sensors (RifleConfigurator). Tango Innovations' FCS combines a 2-10x optic, laser rangefinder, IR illuminator and Applied Ballistics Elite in one housing, with an estimated MSRP around $4,500 and shipping expected by the end of 2026 (GunsAmerica).

Diagram of a generic smart-scope data flow in three steps: sensors measure range, atmosphere, angle and direction; a ballistic solver computes drop and drift; the sight displays a corrected aim point. An optional link connects a paired rangefinder, app or network.
Figure 2. A generic smart-scope data flow. Illustrative only; products split these steps between scope, rangefinder and app in different ways.

Digital day/night and thermal scopes carry ballistic calculators too: ATN's X-Sight 5 LRF ($895 to $995), ATN's ThOR 5 LRF 640 ($2,995) and Pulsar's Thermion 2 LRF XL60 ($4,999.97 at Third Coast Thermal) (ATN, ATN, Third Coast Thermal).

Two military add-on systems from Elbit round out the group. SmartSight is a see-through augmented-reality module for existing day and night sights that overlays command-and-control data, compass, rangefinder readings and force tracking (Elbit Systems). ARCAS, unveiled in 2021, puts an AI computer in the rifle's foregrip and presents passive ranging, ballistic correction, fire-source detection and friend-or-foe data as an AR layer in the sight or a helmet eyepiece (Elbit Systems). TrackingPoint's precision-guided firearms, an early networked scope, are now supported by Talon Precision Optics, which bought the company's assets in 2018 (Talon Precision Optics).

Product Maker What it does Status Price
M157 Fire Control Vortex (Sheltered Wings) 1-8x optic, backup etched reticle, LRF, ballistic calculator, atmospheric sensors, compass, Intra-Soldier Wireless, visible/IR aiming lasers, digital display overlay Fielded Not public
NGSW-FC prototype Leupold + L3Harris Direct-view scope with digital reticle, LRF, ballistic computer, environmental sensors Not selected Not applicable
X4-FCS Maztech Mount that projects an AR holdover dot into an existing 30/34 mm LPVO; Applied Ballistics; temp/pressure/humidity/pitch/roll/heading sensors; 30 profiles; pairs with X4-LRF Commercial $3,495
Radikl RS25b Revic 4-25x50 FFP scope with built-in ballistic computer and micro-OLED HUD; 8-sensor suite; spin drift, aero jump, Coriolis Commercial $3,995
Eliminator 6 4-20x52 Burris Built-in laser rangefinder; thermometer, barometer, inclinometer; lights the holdover point on the X177 reticle; HUD; BurrisConnect app Commercial $2,169 (B&H)
SIERRA4-BDX 6-24x50 SIG SAUER Digital focal plane with 194 LEDs; illuminated holdover dot from paired KILO BDX rangefinder; 9 onboard ballistic groups Commercial $799.99
ePredator 8 3-24x50 Steiner Configurable HUD with real-time ballistics via Bluetooth/app Commercial $3,432.99 MSRP
FCS Tango Innovations 2-10x optic with integrated laser rangefinder, IR pointer/flood, Applied Ballistics Elite; amber in-scope aim dot; shows mils, wind, TOF, energy Announced; shipping expected by end of 2026 $4,500 (est. MSRP)
X-Sight 5 (LRF) ATN Digital day/night scope with on-screen ballistic calculator, optional LRF Commercial $895 to $995
ThOR 5 LRF 640 ATN Smart thermal scope with LRF and ballistic calculator Commercial $2,995
Thermion 2 LRF XL60 Pulsar Thermal riflescope with built-in LRF and ballistic calculator Commercial $4,999.97 (Third Coast Thermal)
SmartSight Elbit Systems See-through AR add-on for existing day/night sights: C2 data, compass, LRF readout, safety zones, blue/red force tracking Marketed Not public
ARCAS Elbit Systems AI computer in foregrip; AR layer in EO sight or helmet eyepiece; passive ranging, auto ballistics, fire-source detection, IFF, shoot around corners, C2 link Marketed Not public
Precision Guided Firearm TrackingPoint (Talon Precision Optics) Original tag-and-track networked scope with guided trigger release Legacy (assets bought 2018) Not applicable

4. Counter-drone AI sights

This is the smallest group by product count and the busiest by contract activity.

Smart Shooter's SMASH sights use computer vision to lock onto and track a target, compute a firing solution and release the shot only when the weapon is aligned. The U.S. Marine Corps bought 84 SMASH 2000L kits as an interim dismounted counter-drone capability (Janes), with fielding starting in fiscal 2026 and priority to deploying units (Task & Purpose). In May 2026 the Army announced a $10.7 million order for SMASH 2000LE systems, with deliveries scheduled between July and September (Task & Purpose). In September 2026 Joint Interagency Task Force 401 awarded Smart Shooter a 36-month, single-award IDIQ contract with a ceiling of up to $150 million; quantities are set by individual delivery orders (PR Newswire). The magnified SMASH X4 adds a 4x optic, an etched reticle for unpowered use and a laser rangefinder (Smart Shooter).

A U.S. Marine seen from behind aims a rifle fitted with a SMASH 2000L fire control sight across an open range under a blue sky.
A gunner with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion shoots at moving targets using the SMASH 2000L fire control system at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 16, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gavin K. Kulczewski, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, via DVIDS)

ZeroMark takes a different approach: its Apex system physically adjusts the rifle's aim in real time rather than timing the shot (Beaten Zone Venture Partners). The company's backers include Andreessen Horowitz and Ground Up, and it added a strategic round in October 2025 (same source). Apex was demonstrated at the Army-led T-REX 26-2 event at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, in May 2026 (DVIDS).

A visitor in a dark jacket and hearing protection fires a rifle mounted with the ZeroMark Apex system on an outdoor range while a company representative stands beside him.
Indiana State Rep. Tim O'Brien fires an Apex fire control system alongside a ZeroMark representative during a live demonstration at Technology Readiness Experimentation 26-2, Camp Atterbury, Indiana, May 14, 2026. (Indiana National Guard photo by Sgt. Skyler Schendt, via DVIDS)
Product Maker What it does Status Price
SMASH 2000L / 2000LE Smart Shooter AI and computer vision lock and track a target, compute the solution, and release the shot only when aligned; works on drones including fiber-optic ones Fielded Not public
SMASH X4 Smart Shooter 4x optic with Smart Shooter fire control, etched reticle for unpowered use, integrated laser rangefinder Marketed Not public
Apex ZeroMark Rifle-mounted AI system that physically adjusts aim in real time against drones Prototype Not public

5. Head-worn and networked aiming

The last group moves the reticle, or the information around it, off the rifle.

The Army's Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular and Family of Weapon Sights-Individual are linked by Intra-Soldier Wireless, so the weapon sight's reticle and thermal image can appear in the goggle for Rapid Target Acquisition (Army Capability Program Executive Ground). The first unit, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, fielded both in September 2019 (army.mil), and Leonardo DRS received a $579 million contract for the sights in 2022 (Leonardo DRS).

A soldier wearing a helmet-mounted binocular night vision goggle lies prone beside a concrete wall, pushing a rifle with a weapon sight out past the corner while keeping his head behind cover.
A 101st Airborne Division soldier uses the ENVG-B goggle, Nett Warrior and FWS-I thermal weapon sight during a live-fire Soldier Touchpoint at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, February 2021. The FWS-I sends its view into the goggle so the soldier can engage from behind cover. (U.S. Army photo by Courtney Bacon, PEO Soldier, via DVIDS)

The Integrated Visual Augmentation System has given way to Soldier Borne Mission Command, with Anduril, Rivet and Elbit Systems of America as prototype performers. Anduril says it will deliver 170 phase-two prototypes built around a heads-up display of about 110 grams, and that a downselect could come in fiscal 2028 (DefenseScoop). Weapon-sight integration is not described in the SBMC material we reviewed.

A soldier seated inside an armored vehicle wears Soldier Borne Mission Command glasses with a helmet-mounted sensor.
Staff Sgt. Willie Misch, 4th Infantry Division, equips Soldier Borne Mission Command during Project Convergence-Capstone 6 at Fort Irwin, California, July 22, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Antony Hernandez Diaz, via DVIDS)

Two smaller efforts fill out the group. Future Optek, a Boca Raton startup, is developing AR glasses that show a red dot tracking the weapon's orientation using motion sensors on the glasses and the gun (Military.com). And nVision Technology holds a SOCOM Phase I award to reduce the effect of a transparent near-eye display placed in a rifle scope's view (SBIR.gov).

Product Maker What it does Status Price
ENVG-B + FWS-I L3Harris, BAE, Leonardo DRS Weapon sight sends its reticle and thermal image to the goggle over Intra-Soldier Wireless, so soldiers aim from cover without shouldering Fielded Not public
SBMC heads-up display Anduril (with Meta, Oakley SI) 110 g HUD glasses, sensor bar, edge compute; phase 2 moves to digital night vision with 4K displays and overlays Prototype Not applicable
RedEye AR aiming glasses Future Optek Transparent glasses show a weapon-tracked red dot using IMUs on head and gun; no camera feed or laser Prototype Not applicable
Near-eye scope display nVision + NewSight Reality Transparent display module shows fire-control data in a rifle scope's view; LRF solution without leaving the eyepiece Prototype Not applicable

Prices at a glance

Thirteen of the products in the map have a published maker or retailer price for a single model. They range from $599.99 for a holographic sight to just under $5,000 for a thermal riflescope with a rangefinder.

Horizontal bar chart of 13 published smart-sight prices, from $599.99 for the Vortex AMG UH-1 Gen II to $4,999.97 for the Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XL60.
Figure 3. Published prices in U.S. dollars from maker pages or named retailers. The Tango Innovations figure is the maker's estimated MSRP.

Programs and dates to watch

Timeline of 13 public milestones from the first ENVG-B and FWS-I fielding in September 2019 to the JIATF-401 SMASH contract in September 2026.
Figure 4. Public milestones named in this article, September 2019 to September 2026.
Program Owner Status in public sources
NGSW Fire Control (M157) U.S. Army PEO Soldier In production; FY27 request for 20,402 units
Family of Weapon Sights-Individual and ENVG-B U.S. Army Fielded since 2019
Soldier Borne Mission Command U.S. Army Phase-two prototypes; possible downselect in FY2028
JIATF-401 counter-UAS (SMASH) Joint Interagency Task Force 401 36-month IDIQ awarded September 2026
Surrogate optics for M7, XM8, M250 U.S. Army PAE Maneuver Ground 14,000 EOTECH units announced July 2026
SOCOM Digital Projection Close Quarters Sight USSOCOM SBIR Phase II periods ended February to April 2026
Silhouette of a soldier firing an XM7 rifle with an XM157 fire control at dusk, muzzle flash visible against a dark sky and tree line.
A West Virginia Army National Guard soldier fires the XM7 rifle with the XM157 fire control during night-fire testing at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, June 13, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy, National Guard Bureau, via DVIDS)

Photos are U.S. government images in the public domain, credited in each caption; their use does not imply Department of Defense endorsement. Diagrams are original to Faucon Field Notes.

If you spot an error or a product we missed, tell us; corrections are dated and noted at the bottom of the article.

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Every source below was opened and checked on 6 November 2026.

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