Precision mortars and artillery shells have the potential to change the battlefield just as much as satellite- and laser-guided bombs did – maybe more. Those munitions are deep into testing. So Darpa, naturally, wants to take the next step, by developing a hand-held, steerable, flying mini-bomb that an infantryman can use to blow up just about anyone in a two kilometer range.
The project is called Close Combat Lethal Recon, or CCLR. And Darpa was kind enough to put together a handy promotional vid, to show us how it works. (Don't let the off-tempo, forced-cheery, robo-voiced narration creep you out too bad.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NIpiyEGjew
