Operating system for guided weapon systems

A guided weapon system comprising:

• a weapons system body;
• a targeting system housed within the body and comprising:
• one or more target sensors, a targeting control system in electrical communication with the one or more target sensors,
• a flight control system housed within the body and in communication with the targeting system, the flight control system comprising:
• a plurality of controllers mechanically coupled to a plurality of control surfaces, and a flight control system in electrical communication with the controllers;
• and
• a power system comprising one or more capacitors housed within the body and configured to supply electrical power to the targeting system and the flight control system through a regulated power bus, the one or more capacitors electrically connected to a charging terminal on the body.

A guided weapon system targeting method comprising:

• obtaining, from an image sensor, one or more images depicting a target space, wherein the one or more images comprise at least one of an optical image, a thermal image, or an infrared image;
• presenting the one or more images on a display device that is in communication with a weapon system;
• obtaining user input indicating a selection of a target within the target space depicted in the one or more images;
• providing the one or more images and the user input to a targeting system of the weapon system;
• obtaining, by the targeting system, a video feed of the target space;
• identifying, by the targeting system, the target within the video feed based on the one or more images and the user input;
• after weapon launch, tracking, by the target system, the target within the video feed;
• and
• generating, by the target system, output data that, when received by a flight control system of the weapon system, causes the flight control system to operate control surfaces of the weapon system to control a trajectory of the weapon system towards the target.