Whatever next?

[dromia]

Guided bullet?

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style ... 99568.html

[Les]

They've probably done it to try to reduce the number of 'friendly fire' incidents. The safest place to be is normally just in front of the muzzle. :roll: :lol:

[Tower75]

Ah, this again. An interesting piece of kit that is.

I wonder what application these will actually have in the real world?* Trained marksmen can already put "dumb-" rounds on target out to and including two miles.

Could this be like the fletchet rifles everyone was trialling in the '70s, a flash in the pan that wastes millions, or could this be the next big thing?

*Said the man when he first saw the percussion lock.

[M99]

Ah, this again. An interesting piece of kit that is.

I wonder what application these will actually have in the real world?* Trained marksmen can already put "dumb-" rounds on target out to and including two miles.

Could this be like the fletchet rifles everyone was trialling in the '70s, a flash in the pan that wastes millions, or could this be the next big thing?

*Said the man when he first saw the percussion lock.

3520 yards? Not accurately, well not yet!

[Tower75]

Ah, this again. An interesting piece of kit that is.

I wonder what application these will actually have in the real world?* Trained marksmen can already put "dumb-" rounds on target out to and including two miles.

Could this be like the fletchet rifles everyone was trialling in the '70s, a flash in the pan that wastes millions, or could this be the next big thing?

*Said the man when he first saw the percussion lock.

3520 yards? Not accurately, well not yet!

Record for the longest kill is held by the British Armed Forces. Apologies, it was 1.5 miles.

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/wor ... niper-kill

[paulbradley]

http://rt.com/usa/172148-darpa-exacto-guided-bullet/
Accurate out to 2000m in any weather!!!!

[ordnance]

Possibly sometime in a .50 taking down to 5.56 mm etc will be another story.

[HALODIN]

We now have EXACTO (Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance) guided .50 caliber bullets.
This is how DARPA itself describes the new “technology” via its YouTube channel:

DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program recently conducted the first successful live-fire tests demonstrating in-flight guidance of .50-caliber bullets. This video shows EXACTO rounds maneuvering in flight to hit targets that are offset from where the sniper rifle is aimed. EXACTO’s specially designed ammunition and real-time optical guidance system help track and direct projectiles to their targets by compensating for weather, wind, target movement and other factors that could impede successful hits.

TIME have an article about it here:

http://time.com/2979962/pentagon-selfgu ... per-weapon