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US Military has developed self-guiding bullets

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http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/29/us/us-military-self-guided-bullet/index.html

In February, the "smart bullets" -- .50-caliber projectiles equipped with optical sensors -- passed their most successful round of live-fire tests to date, according to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA.

In the tests, an experienced marksman "repeatedly hit moving and evading targets," a DARPA statement said.

"Additionally," the statement said, "a novice shooter using the system for the first time hit a moving target." In other words, now you don't even have to be a good shot to hit the mark.

Nuts.
 
didn't they do this back in '63?

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Welp...well played. I guess.
 
Only problem I see is if they are actually put in into use, any target that the government takes out would have to be physically removed to avoid the enemy stealing the technology, unless the bullet completely disintegrates on impact.
 
WELCOME TO CALL OF DUTY IRL

Soon we'll have soldiers running around with 50 Cal Rifles using them in combat, no scoping enemies
 
Well, there's no possible way this breakthrough in firearms technology could be misused should it ever filter down to the public consumer.
 
From the wording, seems like these are intended for use at long range. "[...] giving shooters accuracy at greater distances, engaging targets sooner [...]"

I don't envision these being used (useful) in mid-to-close-range urban firefights and the like.
 
Only problem I see is if they are actually put in into use, any target that the government takes out would have to be physically removed to avoid the enemy stealing the technology, unless the bullet completely disintegrates on impact.

lol we're going to sell these to everybody
 
And yet we still can't distinguish a wedding from a terrorist training camp. More accurate weapons won't make a difference if we're still aiming them at the wrong stuff lol
 
I wonder how they work. Are they guided by the scope on the rifle? Are they "locked in" to an object? How does it know what object to lock in to? It's not the object that you are aiming at when you shoot because the video shows a shot purposely aimed of the target.
 
These are .50 calibre bullets - I wouldn't think there are *that* many people killed in crossfire incidents with sniper rifles (and obviously these won't help with incidences of misidentification) but they must help.

Unless the US military is in the habit of sending out troops dual wielding Deagles.
 
Better, exotic ways to kill ppl that will never be implemented in grunt military stuff abroad.

Hollywood probably has desensitized many into thinking this is cool though.
 
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