Rockstar
12-15-14, 02:38 PM
I wonder how much a box of 20 rounds go for these days? I suspect the spotter would have to paint a target long before the shot was fired. Just can't imagine someone guiding it after it had been fired.
“The objective of the EXACTO program is to revolutionize rifle accuracy and range by developing the first ever guided small-caliber bullet,” DARPA officials said in a July statement accompanying the video. “The EXACTO .50-caliber round and optical sighting technology expects to greatly extend the day and nighttime range over current state-of-the-art sniper systems.”
The specially designed ammunition can change direction in midair.
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/dod-wants-bullet-that-can-change-direction-after-being-fired-1.319419
update: This might explain how it's done, Guided ammunition http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2012/01/31/the-first-self-guided-bullet/
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“The objective of the EXACTO program is to revolutionize rifle accuracy and range by developing the first ever guided small-caliber bullet,” DARPA officials said in a July statement accompanying the video. “The EXACTO .50-caliber round and optical sighting technology expects to greatly extend the day and nighttime range over current state-of-the-art sniper systems.”
The specially designed ammunition can change direction in midair.
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/dod-wants-bullet-that-can-change-direction-after-being-fired-1.319419
update: This might explain how it's done, Guided ammunition http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2012/01/31/the-first-self-guided-bullet/
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