A weapons system is comprised of a human transported weapons subsystem, and a drone weapons subsystem. The human transported weapons subsystem is comprised of a targeting subsystem providing for selection of a selected target, a computational subsystem, and a communications subsystem. The drone weapons subsystem has munitions with positioning and firing capability thereupon, and has communications with the human transported weapons subsystem. The targeting subsystem utilizes communications with the drone weapons subsystem; and, the computational subsystem determines where the drone weapons subsystem is and where the selected target is and where the drone weapons subsystem needs to be located in order for the drone weapons subsystem to aim the munitions to strike the selected target. The human transported weapons subsystem communicates to the drone weapons subsystem to provide information on aim of the munitions from the drone weapons subsystem and communicates to provide activating positioning of the drone weapons subsystem and firing of the munitions from the drone weapons subsystem, responsive to the computational subsystem. The drone weapons subsystem, responsive to communications from the human transported weapons subsystem, fires the munitions from the drone weapons subsystem aimed at the selected target.

A remote camera target observation system and method of use, the system generally comprising one or more remote camera/wireless transmitter units comprising a video camera connected to a first wireless transmitter that can wirelessly transmit video signals from the video camera; one or more weather meter/wireless transmitter units comprising at least of a weather meter to continuously measure environmental conditions, weather meter/wireless transmitter units wirelessly transmitting data signals of measured environmental conditions made by the weather meter; a receiver/base unit that comprises a wireless receiver that connects to a computer, the computer connects to a user interface, the wireless receiver capable of receiving video signals from the one or more remote camera/wireless transmitter units and data signals from one or more weather meter/wireless transmitter units.

An improved display provides information regarding a projectile trajectory so that a user is informed whether or not there is a clear shot. In some embodiments, an intermediate point in the projectile trajectory is an aiming point and is indicated in relation to the visualized target or target reference. The rangefinder device is calibrated to a weapon having a sight, for example, having a riflescope calibrated at 100 yards. The aiming point is displayed showing the intermediate point in the projectile trajectory that corresponds with riflescope cross hairs at a predetermined zero setting. The user places the riflescope cross hairs on the point visualized in the rangefinder device. Alternatively, the aiming point is displayed relative to the magnified image of the target, a generic reference image, or a user selectable reference images.

New targeting systems, hardware and techniques are provided, in which an auxiliary probe is first launched and deployed at a target. Extremely precise, deliberate targeting for future projectiles, weapons or non-lethal measures is then made relative to the position and orientation of the probe. In one embodiment, a system enables a sniper to plan measures with extreme precision within an environment, evaluate their effectiveness, and execute them extremely rapidly once satisfied. A user may create, set, adjust and execute Impact Point indicators, corresponding with projected points of impact of a projectile on a target subject within a target environment. The system may counteract and otherwise adjust for certain ballistic and environmental factors in a firing mechanism to maintain such an Impact Point fire ready, in real time. Yet the system is unobtrusive, allowing the user to engage ordinary targeting activity.

An improved display provides a relative aiming point indicated in relation to a relative target icon or user selectable target reference image. A range finding device is calibrated, using a relative target, to a specific firing device having a sight, for example, a rifle having a riflescope calibrated at 100 yards, or a bow having a bow sight calibrated with a 20-yard pin. The user places the riflescope cross hairs on the point visualized in the display relative to the relative target icon. In bow mode, user places a bow sight pin, for example, the 20-yard pin, on the point visualized in the display relative to the relative target icon. The relative aiming point is separate and distinct from an absolute aiming point that may be visualized in the display relative to the visual image of the target.

An automated human transported weapon system is comprised of a computing subsystem, a barrel to fire munitions through to propel the munitions towards a selected target in an area of sighting of the weapon system at a firing time. The computing subsystem provides means for identifying available targets in the area of sighting, means for determining the selected target from the available targets in the area of sighting, responsive to the computing subsystem, means for determining the selected target's position at said firing time, means for positioning aim of weapon, responsive to the computing subsystem, so that the munitions when fired at the firing time will strike the selected target, and, means for activating a trigger signal for firing the munitions at the firing time, responsive to the computing subsystem. The munitions is fired towards the selected target at the firing time. The trigger signal is responsive to a user input. In one embodiment, there are a plurality of types of targets from which to select the selected target. One of the types of targets is identified as a selected type; and, one said target of the selected type is selected to be the selected target.

An improved display provides a relative aiming point indicated in relation to a relative target icon or user selectable target reference image. A range finding device is calibrated, using a relative target, to a specific firing device having a sight, for example, a rifle having a riflescope calibrated at 100 yards, or a bow having a bow sight calibrated with a 20-yard pin. The user places the riflescope cross hairs on the point visualized in the display relative to the relative target icon. In bow mode, user places a bow sight pin, for example, the 20-yard pin, on the point visualized in the display relative to the relative target icon. The relative aiming point is separate and distinct from an absolute aiming point that may be visualized in the display relative to the visual image of the target.

Systems, devices, and methods for determining a predicted impact point of a selected weapon and associated round based on stored ballistic information, provided elevation data, provided azimuth data, and provided position data.

A weapons system is comprised of a plurality of weapon subsystems, wherein the plurality of weapon subsystems are comprised of at least one human transported weapon subsystem and at least one other weapon subsystem; control logic, a targeting subsystem, computational logic, a positioning subsystem, and firing logic. The plurality of weapon subsystems, each has a respective field of view, each said weapon subsystem providing for firing a munitions from the respective said weapon subsystem, wherein the plurality of weapon subsystems are comprised of at least one human transported weapon subsystem and at least one other weapon subsystem. The control logic, links communications among multiple of the weapon subsystems. The targeting subsystem, provides a selected target responsive to computing a best shot selected from up to a plurality of possible shots in the field of view selected for each of the linked said weapons subsystems, responsive to the communications, and, responsive to mapping by identifying which of the weapon subsystems is a selected said weapon subsystem that is in position to provide a best shot for each said possible shot. The computational logic, determines where to aim the munition from each said selected said weapon subsystem, responsive to the targeting subsystem.

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.