In newly released test footage, DARPA demonstrates the effectiveness of the Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) round. It is the first ever guided bullet that allows for real-time guidance, to track and deliver a projectile to the target, allowing the bullet to change path during flight to compensate for any unexpected factors, such as weather, wind, and target movement, that would ordinarily cause a miss. DARPA claims the round will give snipers the ability to engage targets more quickly, accurately, and from further distances thereby reducing the threat of detection.


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According to Jerome Dunn, DARPA Project Manager:

“True to DARPA’s mission, EXACTO has demonstrated what was once thought impossible: the continuous guidance of a small-caliber bullet to target. 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.”

The new test footage shows both an experienced expert shooter, and a novice hitting moving targets with the same proficiency.






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