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February 3, 2012

Sandia labs creates a ‘self-guided' bullet

  • The bullet has an optical sensor to detect a laser beam on a target.

    • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — 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 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 a mile away has the potential to change the battlefield for soldiers without costing too much, engineers said Wednesday.


     
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