US Army Patents Limited-Range Projectile

Apropos of Nathaniel F’s recent query: “ How Can We Break The Small Arms Plateau“, an interesting development may be taking place alongside the new prospect of guided ( DARPA’s EXACTO and Sandia’s self-guided bullet) small arms ammunition: limited range rounds that aerodynamically destabilize at a set range.Much like DARPA’s EXACTO, proof of concept is being tested with .50 caliber rounds at first.The safety capabilities of a round that limits its ballistic trajectory come to thought at first, not only limiting collateral damage in urban combat, but opening up more (military) range possibiliti

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