Collecting environmental data along a ballistic trajectory

1. An automated system for collecting environmental data along a ballistic trajectory, the automated system comprising:

a) at least one memory storing instructions;

b) at least one processor being configured to execute the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising:

i) automatically estimating the ballistic trajectory of a projectile, the ballistic trajectory based on at least: projectile information, firing information, and target information;

ii) automatically converting the ballistic trajectory into a ballistic flight path comprising one or more segments, each of the segments, each of the segments comprising a plurality of coordinates, the coordinates located along the ballistic trajectory, the ballistic flight path based on at least: firing location information and target location information;

iii) electronically communicating the ballistic flight path to a guidance system of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), the guidance system being configured to cause the UAV to navigate along the ballistic flight path; and

iv) automatically collecting the environmental data along the ballistic flight path.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the projectile is configured to be spin stabilized in flight.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the ballistic trajectory is further based on environmental parameters.

4. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the environmental parameters are based on UAV sensor data received from a UAV sensor.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the projectile information comprise a mass of the projectile.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the firing information comprises an expected muzzle velocity of the projectile.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the target information comprises a range to a target.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the target information comprises a bearing to a target.

9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein automatically collecting environmental data along the ballistic flight path comprises receiving data from an ultrasonic anemometer.

10. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the environmental data comprises wind speed data and wind direction data.

11. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the environmental data comprises air temperature data.

12. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the environmental data comprises barometric pressure data.

13. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the environmental data comprises air density data.

14. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the environmental data is based on thrust information.

15. The system according to claim 1 , the operations further comprising automatically communicating the environmental data to a user of the system.

16. The system according to claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

a) automatically assessing an environmental condition based on the environmental data; and

b) automatically communicating the environmental condition to a user of the system.

17. The system according to claim 16 , wherein the environmental condition comprises a composite wind reading.

18. The system according to claim 16 , wherein automatically assessing the environmental condition is further based on environmental parameters.

19. The system according to claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

a) automatically calculating a wind hold value based on the projectile information and the environmental data; and

b) automatically communicating the wind hold value to a user of the system.

20. The system according to claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

a) automatically calculating a firing solution based on the projectile information, firing information, target information, and the environmental data; and

b) automatically communicating the firing solution to a user of the system.