Smart-phones. smart-watches, smart-cars. The use of
‘smart’ technology has reached all aspects of our lives. But, is it a
good idea to use ‘smart’ technology for warfare? The United States Department of Defense
seems to think so. They have successfully tested a bullet, which is
capable of changing direction once it has been fired. The technology
used is under wraps, but we speculate that it uses fins that are built
into the shell to direct it in the air and account for wind and the
intended target moving from the original position.
The Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance
weapon, also known as Exacto, has been constructed by American
industrial company, Teledyne Technologies. The company is manufacturing
the bullet on behalf of the American government’s military research agency, Darpa.
The video made by the company shows the
bullet being fired twice, deliberately off target. In the video the
second time the bullet is fired, it changes course back in towards the
target and hits it.
As previously mentioned, the firms that
are involve have not disclosed any information on how the bullet
actually works, but it is thought that it has small fins, which
re-direct its path.
The bullet operates by a user shining a
laser at the target and then firing the bullet. The bullet then follows
the target mid-flight.
This will apparently put an end to the
complicated adjustments, which snipers make to adjust for wind
resistance, weather and the dip of the bullet as it travels through the
air. Also any movement by the target must be taken into consideration.
This could mean that snipers’ targets have the possibility of being hit
from much further away.
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