4/27/2015: The US Military Develops "Smart Bullets" -- Self-Guided Rifle Ammunition.
http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Rele...015/04/27.aspx
http://circanews.com/news/darpa-self-guided-bullet
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/29/us...let/index.html
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Originally Posted by DARPA
“True to DARPA’s mission, EXACTO has demonstrated what was once thought impossible: the continuous guidance of a small-caliber bullet to target,” said Jerome Dunn, DARPA program manager. “This live-fire demonstration from a standard rifle showed that EXACTO is able to hit moving and evading targets with extreme accuracy at sniper ranges unachievable with traditional rounds. Fitting EXACTO’s guidance capabilities into a small .50-caliber size is a major breakthrough and opens the door to what could be possible in future guided projectiles across all calibers.”
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Apparently laser-guided.