New sniper ammo that can change direction in flight

Washington Post:
The Pentagon’s effort to develop sniper ammunition that can turn in mid-flight has passed a new milestone, with both expert marksmen and novice shooters hitting targets in a new test, military officials said.

The Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program completed in February its most recent live-fire tests to date, officials with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said this week. They released the video above, which depicts the ammunition adjusting to hit a target that is moving and accelerating.

[DARPA’s new experimental sniper bullet can turn in mid-flight]

“True to DARPA’s mission, EXACTO has demonstrated what was once thought impossible: the continuous guidance of a small-caliber bullet to target,” said Jerome Dunn, the program’s manager. “This live-fire demonstration from a standard rifle showed that EXACTO is able to hit moving and evading targets with extreme accuracy at sniper ranges unachievable with traditional rounds. Fitting EXACTO’s guidance capabilities into a small .50-caliber size is a major breakthrough and opens the door to what could be possible in future guided projectiles across all calibers.”
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There is more.

Perhaps this ammo can create more successful snipers.  I suspect it is expensive ammo, but the precision probably makes it worth the price.  Snipers are an important piece in counterinsurgency warfare.

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