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The world's first guided bullet - much like a guided missile that hits its target irrespective of a bad aim or weather fluctuations has passed the test.
For military snipers, acquiring moving targets in unfavorable conditions, such as high winds and dusty terrain commonly found in Afghanistan, is extremely challenging with current technology. It is therefore critical that snipers be able to engage targets faster, and with better accuracy, since any shot that doesn't hit a target also risks the safety of troops by indicating their presence and potentially exposing their location.
A US military agency Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) made a global announcement on Friday that its Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program has conducted the first successful live-fire tests demonstrating in-flight guidance of .50-caliber bullets.
The objective of the EXACTO program is to revolutionize rifle accuracy and range by developing the first ever guided small-caliber bullet.
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.
EXACTO's .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 system combines a maneuverable bullet and a real-time guidance system to track and deliver the projectile to the target, allowing the bullet to change path during flight to compensate for any unexpected factors that may drive it off course.
DARPA has also released a video to show how EXACTO rounds maneuver in flight to hit targets that are offset from where the sniper rifle is aimed.
The program's next phase includes a system-level live-fire test and technology refinement to enhance and improve performance.
Coming soon–the world's first guided bullet - The Times of India
For military snipers, acquiring moving targets in unfavorable conditions, such as high winds and dusty terrain commonly found in Afghanistan, is extremely challenging with current technology. It is therefore critical that snipers be able to engage targets faster, and with better accuracy, since any shot that doesn't hit a target also risks the safety of troops by indicating their presence and potentially exposing their location.
A US military agency Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) made a global announcement on Friday that its Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program has conducted the first successful live-fire tests demonstrating in-flight guidance of .50-caliber bullets.
The objective of the EXACTO program is to revolutionize rifle accuracy and range by developing the first ever guided small-caliber bullet.
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.
EXACTO's .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 system combines a maneuverable bullet and a real-time guidance system to track and deliver the projectile to the target, allowing the bullet to change path during flight to compensate for any unexpected factors that may drive it off course.
DARPA has also released a video to show how EXACTO rounds maneuver in flight to hit targets that are offset from where the sniper rifle is aimed.
The program's next phase includes a system-level live-fire test and technology refinement to enhance and improve performance.
Coming soon–the world's first guided bullet - The Times of India
