DARPA and Lockheed Martin are developing a sniper rifle that, if successful, will partially aim itself:
It will measure atmospheric conditions, account for the weapon’s maximum effective range and include GPS coordinates. It’s also supposed to communicate with the rifle scope, informing the gun itself of the aim point offset and expected crosswind.
Link via Say Uncle | Photo (unrelated) via Flickr user Lance Fisher used under Creative Commons license
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