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Insects Inspire New Generation of Australian Weapons

Australian weapons developers have been inspired by the  capacity of insects to spot

and zero in on food and the ability of bees to avoid colliding with each other in a  .

Australia's Defense Science and Technology Organization has been looking at how the existing

research into insects' navigation and sight could make   weapons more reliable and

improve their ability to hit moving  .

Through its collaboration with several electronics companies, a new system known as 'Bioseeker'
has been developed.

Project Manager Philip Henschke says the study of insects has been vital.

"A variety of insects have a unique capability to find the moving target and that's the particular

holy   of what we're interested in from a weapons application in defense. What we've
actually done is looked at the mathematics of how an insect sees and we've taken that

mathematics and from that we've looked at an   that will enable us to do what we call
a bio-image generation, a map of the movement within a scene."

This information was then analyzed in special software to create a system designed to

find,   and destroy moving targets.

The Bioseeker technology is scheduled to   final testing, later this year. Its architects

believe that, if it is eventually used in battle, it will make soldiers safer by taking them   
away from the enemy.
Researchers   to produce a low-cost seeker-and-guidance system that could eventually
be reduced to the size of a coffee cup. Possible applications include placing the technology

inside   used on the Australian Army's Tiger Attack helicopters.

The Australian military is relatively small, with about 50,000 personnel. However, the   
force has a reputation for technological innovation.

The government in Canberra has said that, by 2020, it hopes to bring into service a   of
Super Hornet jet fighters and an early-warning aircraft, as well as a range of new helicopters and

airborne   airplanes.

The Australian military is involved in   missions in East Timor, Sudan and the
Solomon Islands and with the US-led campaign in Afghanistan.

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2. According to the article, answer the following questions:

a. where does the article come from?

b. why do experts of a specific knowledge field call something as a “HOLY GRAIL”?

c. What is the main inspiration to create new weapons?

d. when is the final testing scheduled to undergo?

e. what’s the Bioseeker?