I wonder what is the technology behind this? Does the bullet have a small GPS module along with small motors that change the form of the bullet so that it can be guided by the rifle over radio frequency? What about the radio waves being interrupted or jammed etc. Or is it something more ground-breakingly advanced?
It says "optical guidance system" in the article. I suspect that the sniper needs to light up the target with a laser sight, and there's a small computer and microchip that adjusts the form of the bullet (per other commenter's description here) so that the laser dot is always directly ahead. The article also says it's designed to compensate for "weather, wind, or target movement", so my assumption is that the sniper…
It doesn't make much sense that if you were developing an advanced weapons system that, other than to get out disinformation, it would be a good thing to tell exactly what you are doing in any detail at all.
What is the advantage of releasing any information at all other than:
1) To insure support and funding for projects
2) To scare the enemy.
3) To get the enemy to spend resources on the wrong thing
..etc.