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I think they are called BLAM - barrel launched adaptive muntion or REAM - Range Extended Adaptive Munition.

More here.
http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA432910

2 posted on 03/15/2012 7:10:01 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)

To: Jack Hydrazine

You are correct on both counts.BLAM was followed in 1998-99 by the Range-Extended Adaptive Munition ( REAM), an Army effort to design a .50-cal guided sniper bullet.

3 posted on 03/15/2012 7:12:13 PM PDT by U-238

To: Jack Hydrazine

Sounds like the EXACTO program.

Research laser-guided bullets can be precise to find the target but ...
This laser-guided bullet 4 inches long (about 10.16 cm), point 50 caliber ... for the
development of this laser-guided bullets It is EXACTO part of the project, ...

http://www.9abc.net/index.php/archives/73798 - Cached - SimilarSandia National Laboratories | Danger Room | Wired.com
Video: Self-Guided Bullet Spots, Steers and Nails Its Target (UPDATED) ... In
2008, they scored a $14.5 million contract as part of Darpa’s “Exacto” program, ...

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/tag/sandia-national-laboratories/ - Cached - SimilarAttack the System » Rj
In 2008, they scored a $14.5 million contract as part of Darpa’s “Exacto” program,
which sought to ... Each self-guided bullet is around four inches in length.

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10 posted on 03/15/2012 8:39:26 PM PDT by Kevmo (If you can define a man by the depravity of his enemies, Rick Santorum must be a noble soul indeed.)

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