A communication system for transmitting detected object information items (OI) between two communication partners, comprising: a first communication partner, formed as a target distance measuring device having a communication device and an object detection device, wherein the object detection device detects remote objects and generates an OI describing a respective detected remote object, and the communication device transmits a generated OI to a second communication partner, a second communication partner, formed as a telescopic sight device having a communication device and a display device displaying a visual field which varies depending on the orientation of the to sight device, wherein the communication device is configured to receive OI transmitted by the first communication partner and the display device is configured to display received OI, wherein objects located outside the visual field at a given orientation of the telescopic sight device are displayable marked as outside the visual field.

A method and fire control system for measuring distance to a burst point of airburst munition including: setting a detonation point distance of airburst munition; firing the weapon with airburst munition at time t.sub.0; setting a time of flight, t.sub.1, of the airburst munitions based on its set detonation point distance, activating and controlling a laser measurement system including a laser transmitter and receiver for sending laser light at a time t.sub.0+t.sub.1 and receiving reflected laser light for measuring distance to cloud of smoke resulting from burst of the airburst munition, processing the reflected laser light and defining a range of distances to the cloud of smoke, and setting a range gate around the set detonation point distance prior to processing received reflected laser light within the range gate for limiting the resulting range of distances and cancelling echoes from surrounding terrain.

A human transported weapon system is comprised of an automated targeting subsystem, a sensing subsystem, a decision subsystem, and, a firing subsystem. The automated targeting subsystem identifies and provides for selection of a selected target in a field of view of a target area of the human transported weapon system. The sensing subsystem tracks location of the selected target. The decision subsystem locates where the selected target is at a firing time, responsive to the sensing subsystem. The firing subsystem fires a munition at the firing time towards the selected target responsive to the decision subsystem. In one embodiment, the human transported weapon system is linked to communicate with at least one external weapon subsystem having separate munitions and ability for firing said separate munitions. The decision subsystem determines which one of the human transported weapon system and the external weapon subsystem has a best shot to strike the selected target if fired, and provides for firing of the munition from whichever one of the human transported weapon system and the external weapons subsystem has the best shot to strike the selected target if fired.

An automated weapons system is comprised of: a sensing subsystem; a munitions subsystem; a targeting subsystem; a computational subsystem; positioning apparatus; and, a firing subsystem. The sensing subsystem provides target data for at least one acquired target, responsive to at least one sensor. The munitions subsystem, provides selection of one from up to a plurality of types of said munitions as available as a selected munition. The targeting subsystem, is responsive to the target data to provide recognition of a type of target, for each said acquired target. The computational subsystem, selects a chosen target from the acquired targets, based on the type of the selected munition. The positioning apparatus adjusts the aim of the selected munition so that it will hit the chosen target. And, the firing subsystem fires the selected munitions through a barrel at the chosen target. In one embodiment, there are a plurality of the sensors, wherein the system acquires target data from at least one of the plurality of the sensors, for at least one target as said acquired target. The targeting subsystem recognizes the type of target responsive to analyzing the target data to provide recognition of each said acquired target.

An automated weapons system is comprised of a human transported weapon having munitions for firing and a computational subsystem, responsive to a targeting subsystem for determining where the chosen target is located, positioning means, adjusting the aim when firing the munitions responsive to the computational subsystem; and, a firing subsystem. An external drone subsystem comprises a drone with a sensing subsystem that communicates to the targeting subsystem, the external drone subsystem located remotely to the human transported weapon subsystem and provides communications between the external drone subsystem and the human transported weapon subsystem. The targeting subsystem selects a chosen target from available targets. The computational subsystem is responsive to the targeting subsystem for determining where the chosen target is located, and then determines where to aim so that the munitions will strike the chosen target. Positioning means, adjusts the aim when firing the munitions responsive to the computational subsystem. A firing subsystem fires the munitions at the chosen target responsive to the positioning means.

An automated weapon system is comprised of a human transported weapon comprising a barrel and munitions; sensing means; targeting means; computational logic for determining where to aim the human transported weapon; aim computational logic; firing activation means; and, firing means. The munitions can be aimed towards a targeting area to be propelled through the barrel. The sensing means senses which of up to a plurality of targets are within firing range of the automated weapon system. The targeting means selects a selected target from the targets in the targeting area that are within the firing range, responsive to the sensing. The computational logic determines where to aim the human transported weapon so that the munitions will hit the selected target if fired at a firing time. The aim computational logic adjusts the aim of the munitions through the human transported weapon, to compensate as needed for where the selected target is at the firing time, responsive to the determining where to aim. The firing activation means initiating firing of the munitions at the firing time. The firing means fires the munitions responsive to the adjusting the aim and the initiating firing.

A human transported weapons system is comprised of a barrel, a targeting subsystem, a computational subsystem, positioning means, and, a firing subsystem. The barrel is movably mounted within a stock for propelling a projectile towards an area of sighting. The targeting subsystem identifies a chosen target in the area of sighting and locking onto the chosen target at a first time. The computational subsystem, responsive to the targeting subsystem, determines where the chosen target is, and determines where the projectile needs to be aimed to strike the chosen target at a firing time. The positioning means, adjusts the position of the barrel within the stock, responsive to the computational subsystem. The firing subsystem, activates firing at the firing time to propel the projectile through the barrel at the chosen target at the firing time. The locking onto the target can be either: responsive to target selection by the person; or, responsive to determining which of the targets in the area of sighting is a best shot of the available targets.

A human transported weapon is comprised of a barrel, computational logic, selection logic, targeting location logic, positioning logic, and, trigger activation logic. The barrel fires munitions therefrom. The computational logic, identifies targets within range of an area of sighting of the human transported weapon as available target. The selection logic determines a selected target from the available targets, responsive to computational logic. The targeting location logic determines a target location of the selected target at a firing time. The positioning logic, positions the aim of the human transported weapon, responsive to computational logic, so that the munitions will strike the selected target when fired at the firing time. The trigger activation logic provides a trigger signal to activate firing of the munitions at the firing time. In one embodiment, the trigger signal is responsive to a user input. In one embodiment, there are a plurality of types of said targets, such as comprised of human, non-human, animal, friend, and foe. The selection logic identifies one said type of target as a selected type, and, one of the available targets of the selected type is chosen to be the selected target.

A human transported weapons system is comprised of processing logic and a barrel movably mounted within a stock. The barrel is movable for positioning and propelling a projectile. The system is comprised of a targeting subsystem (aiming towards an area of sighting); means for locking onto at least one target in the area of sighting as a chosen target responsive to the processing logic; means for determining where the projectile needs to be aimed to strike the chosen target responsive to the processing logic; means for computing a difference between where the projectile needs to be aimed to strike the chosen target at a firing time and where the barrel is aimed at the firing time, responsive to the processing logic; means for adjusting the position of the barrel within the stock, responsive to the computing the difference [note: barrel is adjusted within the stock of the weapon responsive to determining where the projectile needs to be aimed at the firing time to strike the chosen target and where the barrel is aimed at the firing time]; and, a firing subsystem, firing the projectile at firing time so to propel the projectile through the barrel at the chosen target.

An automated weapon system is comprised of a plurality of weapon subsystems; a targeting subsystem; a sensing subsystem; a decision subsystem; a device selection subsystem; and, trigger activation logic. The plurality of weapon subsystems each capable of firing a munition therefrom towards a respective selected target at a respective firing time. The targeting subsystem has a field of view in a target area and provides for identifying at least one said target in the field of view as a selected target. The sensing subsystem provides sensing of the selected target and tracking of location of the selected target through environment in the target area. The decision subsystem, determines where the selected target is located at a firing time responsive to the sensing subsystem. The device selection subsystem determines which of the plurality of weapon subsystems is the selected weapon subsystem in a best position for having munitions fired therefrom to strike the selected target. The trigger activation logic initiates firing of the munitions from the selected weapon subsystem at the firing time, so that the munition will hit the selected target.