WASHINGTON (AP) – The Army announced that they have successfully combined a dinosaur with a sniper rifle to create a self-defending flying sharpshooter.
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Dubbed the Airborne Reptile Sniper System (ARSS), this next-generation helicopter drone has a semi-automatic gun mounted on a self-stabilizing turret with built-in zoom camera, and fires 7 to 10 precisely aimed .338-caliber rounds per minute. It also has dozens of foot-long, razor-sharp fangs, giving it both offensive and defensive short-range terrorist-chomping capabilities.
The rifle – a modified RND Manufacturing Edge 2000 – is directed by using an adapted Xbox 360 controller, which plugs into a laptop so that the operator can see what the drone sees. The dinosaur head – a modified Cretaceous period Tyrannosaurus Rex – is controlled by a combination of hand gestures, praise, and Snausages.
Although designed mainly for urban combat and repelling Velociraptor attacks, Army officials hope that it may also be useful in fighting pirates and resolving the “where should we put the Gitmo detainees” problem.
This is your dream come true bro.
YES!!!! This is a conservatives’ dream come true
How much for one of these?
Huh, I thought they were going to use this, the most awesome gun ever for that project.
Yes, that’s a customized Sarah Palin version AR-15 in .50 beowulf.
What’s cooler than a .50 cal assault rifle for Sarah Palin?
That should be the official gun of this site.
Excellent! We finally have escorts to support our heavy lift triceracopters.
Hate to say it about a really cool machine, but that thing looks like pelousy when she found out that hary reid was really a male.
I wanna see the optional avionics list for that pretty boy. And can it be fitted with Hellfire’s, Harvey? This is just excellent and clever beyond “good engineering.” Take a much-earned vacation over the weekend to write more! (Has anyone seen that new “stress test” that came out indicating one’s need for a vacation?)
Dang, I thought that someone in weapons design for the Army has been lurking here and finally took action on The Project.
Then I saw the little “Newish Fakery” tag.
Still, it’s cool that the thing exists enough to take the above photo; that means the technology is already there!
We can achieve it if we believe it! Yes we can! Si se puede!
Okay, the dinosaur spoof is really funny, I mean that. But I’d be a lot happier about the new weapons platform this gag is based on if it wasn’t going to be under the command of TOTUS.
Is there someplace I can learn to use one of those slingshot-y things they use in all the Reuters pix from Gaza? ’cause I went to get some ammo for my beloved Beretta 96 and the cupboard was bare.
http://www.ammocoding.com/
I can hear the commands now;
“Get your head out of your ARSS and get your ARSS moving!”
I read through that article again and again and couldn’t find whether it was a joke or not… until I read the comment that hinted on the “newish fakery” tag.
I’m a bit ashamed of myself now.