July 20, 2021
Could U.S. Military Snipers Soon Be Armed with "Guided" Bullets?
That's the aim of a DARPA project.
by Kyle Mizokami
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 snipers must take long distance shots with precision rifles, often doing a fair amount of math in their heads to make a bullet reach its target. A new guided-bullet technology, however, promises to make longer distance shots a little easier by installing guidance systems in bullets.
The mission of the sniper is to take out targets at ranges farther than your typical rifleman, from five hundred yards out to two thousand yards. Snipers rely on specialized training, accurized, high power rifles and quality optics to reliably hit targets that are often mere specks on the horizon. These targets typically include anything from specialized enemy troops (engineers, heavy weapon operators) to command, control, and communications targets (radio operators, officers.) Snipers may also engage material targets, such as antennas, aircraft and light vehicles.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/could-us-military-snipers-soon-be-armed-guided-bullets-189963
