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.


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


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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/