Sci/Tech Duck for cover, here comes the laser-guided bullet

[Dave312]

Figuring out how to pack a processor and other sophisticated equipment into a machine gun bullet has been a challenge, but engineers at Sandia National Laboratories in the US say the miniature guidance system they've developed is a breakthrough.

A bullet that directs itself like a tiny guided missile and can hit a target more than 1.6km away has the potential to change the battlefield for soldiers without costing too much, engineers said on Wednesday.

Sandia technical staff member Red Jones said the .50-calibre bullets are being designed to work with military machine guns, so soldiers could hit their mark faster and with precision.

"Everybody thought it was too difficult to make things small enough. We knew we could deal with that. The other thing was it was going to be too complicated and expensive," he said. "We came up with an innovative way around that to make it stupid and cheap and still pretty good."

Duck for cover, here comes the laser-guided bullet

A bullet that directs itself like a tiny guided missile can hit a target more than 1.6km away.

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[The Helper]

These laser guided bullets used to show up on Science Fiction shows in the past. Now a reality.

 

[Bronxernijn]

I don't think it's necessarily a good thing that it's becoming easier to kill a human being.

 

[xPass]

This is very dangerous, really.
What if it falls into the wrong hands as it always do?

 

[Accname]

This is very dangerous, really.
What if it falls into the wrong hands as it always do?

Will be too expensive for terrorists to use. In fact, i dont think they will even need it, their attacks with normal weapons seem to be more then effective anyways.

 

[Varine]

Will be too expensive for terrorists to use. In fact, i dont think they will even need it, their attacks with normal weapons seem to be more then effective anyways.

They also are really good at using non-conventional weapons. Like airplanes.

 

[Accname]

They also are really good at using non-conventional weapons. Like airplanes.

or just bombing themselfs if enemies are close.

 

[BANANAMAN]

Shut up and take my Money!!

 

[YourFace]

This stuff is mostly for long range, terrorists usually fight at close range anyway, with their self-destruct bombs

 

[The Helper]

I am not hearing anything about laser guided bullets 10 years later so I guess there was a problem just saying...