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Dwayne Simpson

Language Arts

Twenty-first Century Project

January 6, 2012

SMART BULLETS

The Smart Bullet was invented by Jay Lipeles, the patent for this Twenty-First Century invention was filed on June 30,

2000. Smart bullet is a term used to describe several theoretical and prototype bullets. The “smart” part comes from

the bullet doing something other than simply following to a given trajectory, such as turning, speeding up, slowing down,

or sending data.

There are several different types of smart bullets. Each type has its own purpose and function. Some of the types of

smart bullets are: Changing Trajectory, Navigating, Transmitting Data, and Limited Range. In the following paragraphs I

will further explain the use and the purpose of some of these different types of smart bullets.

The Changing Trajectory smart bullet is a projectile that is capable of changing its course during flight. One use of this

smart bullet would be to enable soldiers to stay safely hidden behind protective cover and still be able to shoot at enemy

forces around corners. This smart bullet can also help soldiers to successfully hit enemy forces that are hidden

inside of buildings.

Another type of smart bullet is called a Transmitting Data bullet. The purpose of this type of smart bullet is to transmit

data about the location and environment into which it has been fired. This bullet has a sensor located inside of it that can

send wireless data up to 70 meters in distance. The Transmitting Data bullet could be used to help our military

forces to learn more about the conditions in enemy territory.

The Limited Range bullet is another type of smart bullet. This bullet is one that self-destructs within a limited range. One

use of this type of smart bullet would be to minimize collateral damage of a bullet in case of a missed target. For

example, hunting near a populated area. This bullet would help to keep innocent bystanders from being injured or

killed by stray bullets that may have missed their targets. The use of this bullet would involve either change in course into

the ground, or near vaporization.

In 2009, the US Army announced the creation of the XM25 rifle, which can fire an explosive smart bullet. This smart

bullet allows soldiers to hit targets inside buildings, hiding around walls or hidden in trenches. This $35,000 rifle should

give US Troops an edge against any hidden enemy.

Here is a brief description of how the XM25 rifle works. First, the scope of the rifle has a laser that gauges the distance

to the target. The soldier can then set exactly where the 25-millimeter bullet will detonate by adding or subtracting 3

meters from that point. The, the scope will send a radio signal to a chip inside the bullet telling it how far it should travel

before exploding.

The reason the XM25 rifle is classified as a smart weapon is due to the control the rifleman has over the bullet he fires.

Rather than just aiming and shooting, a distance option is given before the bullet will explode. So if you have a sniper

hiding behind some rocks, aim just above him and set the bullet to explode 1 meter beyond the rocks. The same is

true of someone taking refuge inside a building; the bullet can enter through the window before exploding.

The US Army started shipping the XM25 smart bullet rifles to Afghanistan in November of 2010; their goal is to deploy

the rifle into regular duty sometime in 2012. This smart weapon should help the US Troops to stay safe and be

successful in battle.



Works Cited


WIKIPEDIA.”Smart Bullets.” Wikipedia.com (July 4, 2011).<en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart Bullet


Humphries, Matthew. “US Army starts using game-changing XM25 smart bullet rifle.” Geek.com (November

30,2011).<www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/u-s-army-starts-using-game-changing-xm25-smart-bullet-rifle-

20101130/
Dark Government.”XM259Rifle: Laser Guided Smart Bullets.” Darkgovernment.com

(June8,2009).<www.darkgovernment.com/news/xm-25-rifle-laser-guided-smart-bullets/


Patents.com. “Smart Bullet.” (July23, 2002).<www,patents.com/us-6422507.html





SMART BULLETS
(Questions)
  1. What is a “Smart Bullet”

Smart bullet is a term used to describe several theoretical and prototype bullets. The “smart” part comes from the bullet

doing something other than simply following its given trajectory, such as turning, speeding up, slowing down, sending

date, etc.

2. What are some different types of smart bullets?

  • Changing Trajectory

This type of smart bullet it a projectile that is capable of changing its course during flight.
  • Navigating

  • Transmitting Data

This type of smart bullet is one that can transmit data about the location into which it has been fired. The bullet has a

sensor inside of it that can send wireless data up to 70 meters in distance.

  • Limiting Range

This smart bullet is one that self-destructs within a limited range.

3. What are some “uses” of the smart bullet?

  • Changing Trajectory

One use of this smart bullet would be to enable soldiers to stay behind protective cover and shoot around corners.
  • Transmitting Date

One use of this smart bullet would be to help our military forces to learn more about the conditions in enemy territory.

  • Limiting Range

One use of this smart bullet would be to minimize collateral damage of a bullet in case of a missed target. For example,

hunting near a populated area. This would involve either change of course into the ground, or near vaporization.

4.Who invented the smart bullet? When?

Jay Lipeles

Patent of the smart bullet was filed June 30, 2000.

5. What were the purposes for inventing the smart bullet?

  • So soldiers can successfully hit enemies hidden inside of buildings.

  • So soldiers could stay safely hidden behind protective cover while still shooting at enemy forces.

  • So that innocent bystanders would not be injured or killed by stray bullets that missed their targets.

  • To help our military forces learn more about the enemy territory.



Reflection Page

1. Why did you choose this topic?

I chose to write my Twenty-First Century Paper on “Smart Bullets” because I have always been very interested in the military

and weapons. I was searching online for a interesting topic to write my paper and when I read about the smart bullets I knew

that this was a topic I would like to learn more about. I also felt like it was an interesting topic to write my paper on.

I am glad I chose to write about smart bullets because I enjoyed learning more about them, which made the paper more

interesting to do.

2. How can you relate your topic to the Twenty-first Century?

The smart bullet was invented in the Twenty-first Century. It is just one example of how advanced technology can become

over the years. The technology of this century is more advanced than ever before, and this is just one example of how far we

have advanced in the past 20 years.

3. What problems did you encounter while doing this project?

I really did not encounter any problems while doing this project. Once I chose the topic of smart bullets I was able to find all

the information I needed to complete the project. This was also very interesting to me so I was eager to learn about the smart

bullet which made it easier to write the paper.