Auto-Aim, Coming Soon To A Real Army Near You

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To compensate for the stickiness of control pads and the low resolution of televisions, video games that involve shooting have long employed the use of automatic aiming. It's a luxury about to be enjoyed by real soldiers in the field.

Last week, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a $6.9 million contract to continue development of the company's One-Shot Program, a research project begun in 2007 that aims to develop an advanced sniper scope that is able to calculate things like crosswinds, GPS location, range to target, temperature and even humidity and almost instantly update the sights to ensure an "automatic" kill.

Spooky stuff, but also very real; Lockeed Martin will have 15 test units ready for delivery to the US military soon, with 100 more to follow if things go well.

[Military & Aerospace, via Neatorama]

Great for some awesome real-life no scopes.

I came in here expecting guns with homing bullets. This is just a sniper scope that automatically accounts for what snipers currently have to take into account manually. Laaaaaame. :P

Good for the unskilled ones.

I came in here expecting guns with homing bullets. This is just a sniper scope that automatically accounts for what snipers currently have to take into account manually. Laaaaaame. :P

GabuEx

A good sniper doesn't need this nonsense. If this becomes mandatory and breaks down in the field, thatsolideris really screwed.

Good for the unskilled ones.

LIONHEART-_-

Yeah, what a bunch of noobs.

That's pretty dang cool.

That $7M could've helped a lot in combating poverty. Instead, we get some auto aim sniper rifle. Lame.woonsa

It's combating poverty. We're not fighting against rich people.

I was hoping for some genetic implant that allow you to lock on to your target like a magnet.

[QUOTE="woonsa"]That $7M could've helped a lot in combating poverty. Instead, we get some auto aim sniper rifle. Lame.psychobrew

It's combating poverty. We're not fighting against rich people.

OMG post of the day right here!:lol:

Anyways, auto-aim is for NOOBS! What are they gonna do when they go to shoot an enemy but someone else runs across the crosshairs at the last second?