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Post by Ratae on Jan 17, 2014 9:26:21 GMT
"The US military is reportedly testing a smart rifle that aims automatically, so whoever is firing has more chance of hitting the target. Start-up company TrackingPoint says the military bought six of its precision-guided firearms for between $10,000 and $27,000 each. One journalist who tested it said he hit a target 1,000 yards away on the first shot. The rifles use a Linux computer system which runs in the scope along with a host of sensors. The scope is able to determine weather, including wind speed and direction, plus ground inclination. Using that information the computer can lock-on to a target that's been tagged by the user. The computer will then show the user where to aim for the best shot before pulling the trigger." Something I knocked up in my spare time.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2014 12:52:26 GMT
More power to Linux then.
(It's something I've been investigating for a while and seriously would like to get into)
MS is definitely not infallible!
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Post by nob on Jan 17, 2014 13:03:42 GMT
At that price I cant see our military getting any. The Yanks don't consider us a military power now.
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Post by Ratae on Jan 17, 2014 13:32:03 GMT
At that price I cant see our military getting any. The Yanks don't consider us a military power now. Yep I read that. They thought the same about those little yellow VC fellas too!  Snigger |
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