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TrackingPoint has introduced their new series 500 AR rifles , the rifle platform is probably one of the all time favorite sporting and law enforcement weapons in the U.S , but in a world full of technology ,the process of target accusation has mostly been conducted manually , but now Trackingpoint has gone one step further and introduced their latest digital target accusation system which does the job of a range finder , ballistics computer and wifi streamer . The system is calibrated upto 750 yards and it has a 2-12x magnification and a gyroscope for target lock stabilization . The system can track and lock on to targets using its TTX (Tag,track Xact) technology and fire using the guided trigger . The built 802.11 WIFI streamer allows the system to stream video directly from the optics onto a mobile device via the 14.6 MP CMOS sensor . The Trackingpoint Precision guided firearm system is chambered in either 5.56NATO , 7.62 NATO and 300 Blackout , prices start at $9950 for the entry...

PHOTO     Nick Leghorn/Thetruthaboutguns The Colt SWORD (Sniper Weapon& Observer Reconnaissance Devices) Technology Demonstrator connects a variety of COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) and MOTS (Military Off-The-Shelf) components together into a deployable package. The system is hard to describe in a single sentence. Colt describe it as “a Small Arms Fire Control System based upon Colt Canada’s Patented Small Arms Network Power Data System”. It is probably best described as a local area wireless network of sensors, communications, power systems and video feeds that can receive and transmit data to/from a wider area military or government networks if required. The heart of the system is a 3G wireless base station. The base station is a fully integrated battery powered system that can be connected to external systems via. satellite modems if required. Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of the base station, just imagine a green rectangular box about 12″x12″x4″ with tw...