The Smart Bullet

[missmuffet]

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/29/us/us-military-self-guided-bullet/index.html?fb_action_ids=10153227135626067&fb_action_types=og.shares

 

 

In February, the "smart bullets" -- .50-caliber projectiles equipped with optical sensors -- passed their most successful round of live-fire tests to date, according to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA.

In the tests, an experienced marksman "repeatedly hit moving and evading targets," a DARPA statement said.

"Additionally," the statement said, "a novice shooter using the system for the first time hit a moving target." In other words, now you don't even have to be a good shot to hit the mark.

 

U.S. military calls .50-caliber smart bullet a 'major breakthrough'

 

The system has been developed by DARPA's Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance program, known as EXACTO.

"True to DARPA's mission, EXACTO has demonstrated what was once thought impossible: the continuous guidance of a small-caliber bullet to target," said Jerome Dunn, DARPA program manager.

"This live-fire demonstration from a standard rifle showed that EXACTO is able to hit moving and evading targets with extreme accuracy at sniper ranges unachievable with traditional rounds. Fitting EXACTO's guidance capabilities into a small .50-caliber size is a major breakthrough and opens the door to what could be possible in future guided projectiles across all calibers," Dunn said.

[The_Patriot21]

hehe I want some

[missmuffet]

hehe I want some

Now why was I thinking about you when I posted this?

[Matthew T.]

I heard about this a while back. They are supposedly developing a round that auto detects the distance of the target. Then the round is to be fired over the target where the round then explodes at arrival and damages the area occupied by the target. Technology is advancing at light speed now.