DARPA has successfully tested the homing bullets Bashny.Net

Agency DARPA released a video of the test results homing bullets .50 caliber (12, 7h99 mm) that will increase several times Sighting range of sniper weapons. Bullets developed under the program Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) jointly with Lockheed Martin and Teledyne. The video shows how the bullet in the final phase of flight departs from a ballistic trajectory and maneuvering toward the goal.



Although no technical details of the program EXACTO not yet published, according to information from public sources, the bullet is controlled remotely, tracking targets in the optical range is carried out separately located guidance system. Bullet itself does not "see" the target, but only executes the command guidance system. Bullets EXACTO allow hitting moving targets at a distance of more than two kilometers, to the traditional sniper weapons virtually unavailable. Active maneuvering effectively compensate for the effects of wind, humidity and atmospheric pressure, which must be considered when shooting from a normal sniper rifle.

The program has a EXACTO competitor - two years ago at Sandia National Laboratory разработали such ammunition, but nevertheless works a little differently: it uses a laser target illumination, which is induced bullet. Similarly, work guidance system guided artillery shells, such as the Russian missile Краснополь or Ukrainian Квітник. In addition, you can shoot bullets EXACTO of any conventional large-caliber sniper rifle.



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