Just as we thought having remote controlled sniper rifles, as seen in Shooter, were deadly enough, imagine having laser guided bullets. Yes, you heard me: laser guided bullets. A prototype self aimed bullet has been created by an American weapons-research lab in New Mexico known as Sandia National Laboratories. The rifle will have an old style smooth bore barrel so the bullet can be stabilized by four rear steerable fins which are linked to a computer chip that's connected to an optical sensor on the point of the bullet. Here's how it works: target is marked by a laser, bullet is fired, the chip utilizes its fins to adjust its trajectory while in air. However, research has found that the target must be at least half a mile or more in order for the bullet to be right on target. The farther the bullet travels, the more it has time to adjust itself, and the less "turbulence" is experienced. The amount of money it takes is unknown, but we can assume that production and materials are very expensive. Sandia, which is managed by Lockheed Martin, is attempting to conduct joint projects with other weapon research labs to bring this prototype into the military to be used.
How far total can the bullet go? If they need to be at least half a mile away I assume you're doing some sort of sniping. Also although the cost is unknown, each bullet will be REALLY expensive. Under some conditions like wind or rain it also may be pretty ineffective. Perhaps making the bullet more accurate and having the bullet travel faster would be more efficient.
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