The U.S. Special forces are seeking to field an integrated fire control system to support crew served weapons, that will include day/night sights, bright light and laser illumination devices, fire control and improved muzzle suppressor, integrated into a combined fire control system. This photo depicts the Hellfighter Very Bright Light - Heavy from Surefire. Photo: Surefire.

The VBL-H employs a LED light flashing at a high rate – strobe of up to 30 flashes per second, producing a high

The Hellfighter, Very Bright Light - Heavy from Surefire. Photo: Surefire

intensity white light or infrared beam with low power consumption. The effective range is one kilometer. Beam angle can also be tuned from a 1° spot to 20°.

VBL-H is part of a day/night target acquisition and fire control solution for crew served weapons, known as MDNS-CSW. An Operator equipped with the MDNS-CSW system is able to recognize, engage, and defeat enemy personnel and targets during close-in or extended range combat in open terrain or urban area. The system comprises a day and night sights, the VBL-H illumination device, and high-power laser aiming light.

Fire control solutions are provided by the ballistic processor module that interfaces with all sights to provide targeting data and aiming corrections. The weapon employing the MDNS-CSW can be operated manually from a remote control unit configured with two-grip handler. MDNS-CSW is designed to match four typical crew-served weapons employed by the U.S. Special Forces, including the M2HB, .50 Cal heavy machine gun, the MK44 Minigun, M240 series 7.62mm medium machine guns and Series MK-19 and MK-47 automatic grenade launcher.

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