Two military research labs have been racing to revolutionize rifle accuracy and range by developing the first-ever guided bullets – a technology that could potentially give any hunter sniper skills, ...

DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance (EXACTO) program just had its most successful round of live-fire tests to date. The tests were conducted in February with an experienced shooter using the ...

With an ability to strike from great distances, snipers present a unique threat in the field of battle. This long-range lethality is not without its complications, however, with accuracy often ...

American soldiers have been using laser scopes for a long time, to make their shots more accurate. But what if the bullets themselves were steered by lasers, and able to turn on a dime? That's the ...

The Fifth Element imagined bullets that could curve through the air like science fiction - but just one year later, a real guided bullet patent appeared, and the dream started looking a lot less ...

Key Point: DARPA has been quiet on the project since 2014. One of the most challenging roles in ground units is that of a military sniper. Military snipers must take long distance shots with precision ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: DARPA has gone quiet on EXACTO and has not released any details since 2014. One of the most challenging roles in ground units is that of a military sniper. Military ...

An LED light-trail shows a self-guiding bullet correcting its trajectory mid-flight. Sandia National Laboratories At the beginning of this year Sandia Labs in the United States announced it had ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Figuring out how to pack a processor and other electronics into a machine gun bullet has been a challenge for engineers at Sandia National Laboratories, so weapons experts say the ...

In 2015, DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program developed a self-steering bullet to increase hit rates for difficult, long-distance shots, completed its most successful round of ...

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