Self-Steering Bullet Can Hit Moving Targets - DARPA

America's DARPA aka Defense Advance Research Projects Agency continues to make weapons that know one thing: hit the target, no matter what. The latest innovation comes from the 'Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance' aka EXACTO program that has developed a self-steering bullet designed to hit moving targets. The EXACTO has recently completed the most challenging live-fire test in which the bullets had to accurately hit difficult, long-distance moving targets. The tests revealed the experienced shooters were able to successfully hit moving and even actively evading targets.

The video embedded below shows how these self-steering bullets were able to hit accelerating targets. The bullets employ specialised ammunition as well as real-time optical guidance system to keep track of the target and adjust its trajectory accordingly. The bullets were able to figure out all the environmental parameters like weather, wind and the overall movement of the target to accurately figure out the target point.


DARPA's blog notes that the EXACTO has achieved something that was impossible to imagine. The live-fire demonstration from a standard rifle showed how both novice and experienced shooters were able to hit the target at ranges which were unachievable with traditional bullets. DARPA says that putting the guidance system on a .50 caliber bullet is an engineering breakthrough and opens possibilities for similar future projects.

Check out more information about EXACTO and the new guided bullet program on the source link below.

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