Smart bullets DARPA change trajectory to hit a target

Last summer, the agency DARPA first told about their new development - homing bullets .50 caliber (12 mm 7h99). A new type of bullets were developed within the project Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) jointly with Lockheed Martin and Teledyne. In this case, the bullet can independently deviate from a ballistic trajectory, hitting a moving target.

Data published by DARPA and third-party sources, suggest that the bullet is remotely controlled, appropriate guidance system. In this case, the bullets can hit moving targets at a distance of about two kilometers - a standard sniper weapon that distance is not available. Now DARPA has published new details about their weapons, including video.


The video, published last summer,

Video shows flight of the bullet that hits the moving with acceleration target changing the standard ballistic trajectory.


New video DARPA, recent tests

Developers agencies argue that a new type of weapon can be useful snipers that are involved in battles in remote areas with difficult terrain, for example, in Afghanistan.

The guidance system allows to consider such a bullet and weather conditions, including wind, humidity and other parameters. In this work a new type of ammunition can both professionals and novices: Video shows how a novice at the target without any problems.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/249674/