Self steering bullets?

Daily Mail:
A bullet that can steer itself has been developed by national security researchers for widespread use by the army. 
US military researchers have developed the technology that will see regular army soldiers shooting with the accuracy of snipers. 
In fact the four-inch-long, dart-like bullet is so effective that it can hit a target, guided by a laser, two kilometers away.
Wartime game-changer: The four-inch-long bullet has a sensor that activates tiny fins to steer it to its target
Wartime game-changer: The four-inch-long bullet has a sensor that activates tiny fins to steer it to its target
It works through an optical sensor in the nose of the bullet which detects a laser beam on a target.
The sensor then sends information to guidance and control electronics that uses an algorithm to calculate direction. 
The bullet then steers itself, via tiny fins, to the target.
 
    The game-changing ammunition was designed by Sandia – the US government arm which develops science technologies to improve national security.

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    There is a video at the bottom of the link above.

    The bullet may require a team to achieve this accuracy, although the laser could be attached to the rifle firing the high tech shell.  It will require a rifle with a smooth bore barrel.  The bullet gets its stability from the fins.

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