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 ...

A new design for a self-guided bullet could help war fighters, scientists report. Researchers have invented a dart-like, self-guided bullet for small-caliber, smooth-bore firearms that could hit laser ...

A group of researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have built a prototype of a small-caliber bullet capable of steering itself towards a laser-marked target located approximately 2,000 meters (1.2 ...

Marines serving with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion practice aiming the M107 Special Application Scoped Rifle during a weeklong SASR training course here, July 9, 2013. Upon completion of ...

As this firefly comets through the desert, I gain an appreciation for the smallest, most beautiful thing that paints me a picture out of pure light. How wonderful life seems for a moment. But it’s no ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. military has been after self-guided bullets for years. Now, government researchers have finally made it happen: a bullet that can navigate itself a full mile before successfully nailing its ...