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'nowhere to Hide': .s. Army Testing New 'smart' Weapons in Afghanistan
Soldier aims an XM-25 weapon system at Aberdeen Test Center, MD.
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Nine years into the war in Afghanistan, a handful of U.S. soldiers have a new weapon in hand, a lethal combination of technology and explosives that the Army has called a "game changer."
Looking like it came straight out of a sci-fi movie, the XM-25 fires highly specialized rounds that can be programmed to explode at the precise location where the enemy is hiding behind cover.
Consider it a beefed up take on the old adage "boys and their toys."
Five of the high-tech, semi-automatic weapons arrived in the war-torn country this month and soon will be tested in combat.
From ABC News
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