DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program, self-steering bullet technology designed increase hit rates for long-distance shots, underwent a successful round of live fire tests.
Completed in February and revealed this week, the live-fire tests involved an experienced shooter and a first-time user repeatedly hit evading targets. The video below demonstrates how the EXACTO rounds successfully manoeuvred in flight to hit accelerating targets.
The EXACTO program, initially demonstrated last July, was developed to improve the range, accuracy and efficiency of snipers in challenging environments, such as “high winds and dusty terrain commonly found in Afghanistan.”
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Completed in February and revealed this week, the live-fire tests involved an experienced shooter and a first-time user repeatedly hit evading targets. The video below demonstrates how the EXACTO rounds successfully manoeuvred in flight to hit accelerating targets.
The EXACTO program, initially demonstrated last July, was developed to improve the range, accuracy and efficiency of snipers in challenging environments, such as “high winds and dusty terrain commonly found in Afghanistan.”
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