U.S. Army Tests Flying Robot Sniper
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This is kinda cool. Much like what I play on XBOX 
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It could be the best Xbox 360 game ever, and a real kick in the ARSS.
The U.S. Army is testing the Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System (ARSS) — a remote-controlled unmanned Vigilante robot helicopter equipped with a high-velocity sniper rifle.
Its RND Edge semi-automatic gun is mounted on a self-stabilizing turret with built-in zoom camera, and fires 7 to 10 precisely aimed .338-caliber rounds per second.
Back on the ground, a human directs it using a modified Xbox 360 controller, which plugs into a laptop so that the operator can see what the drone sees.
"Having the ability to accurately engage single point man sized targets with an airborne UAV will give the ground based soldier the ability to have a high-point survivable sniper at their disposal when needed," stated the Army solicitation notice when the project was announced in 2005.
The Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University developed the Precision Weapons Platform guided turret and rifle system.
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Hello,
I've never heard of the .338 round before. Anyone familiar with it?
--Anthony
"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner
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Hello,
I've never heard of the .338 round before. Anyone familiar with it?
--Anthony
"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner
Anthony,
Google ".338 Lapua". It's supposed to be great for long-range shots (400-600 yards). Coincidentally, I just heard about it a couple weeks ago; someone was comparing it to the fifty-cal, saying in their experience the Lapua was far more accurate at great range.
Mike
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Thanks. :-)
--Anthony
"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner
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Your local state police and sheriff's dept will soon have one, at your expense.
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Why do we need that when we already have this...
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Now, here it is :
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Why do we need that when we already have this...
Whoooopps!...how'd that get in there.
Holy crap! Now THAT is a funny picture!
Mike
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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Why do we need that when we already have this...
Whoooopps!...how'd that get in there.
Holy crap! Now THAT is a funny picture!
Mike
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day...
Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Holy Crap! Kwicko is reacting to something in a non-hate-Bush way! I'm teary-eyed and all choked up.
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And just to show you that turn-about is fair play ...
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