Using a combination of Global Positioning System satellites and laser-guidance, soldiers calling in precision artillery strikes may soon be able to change their targets as the shells travel through ...
The US halted deliveries of GPS-guided Excalibur shells to Ukraine due to high failure rates. Russia had achieved success in jamming of US-supplied weapons, reports said. Classified reports revealed ...
In the fierce fighting in Ukraine's Kherson region, a clash of advanced military technology led to a stunning Russian loss.
July 11, 2013: The U.S. Army has found that GPS guided shells were more successful, but less frequently used, than anticipated. So they reduced orders for these weapons, which entered service in 2007.
October 11,2008: The U.S. Army is developing a second generation version of its Excalibur, 155mm, GPS guided artillery shell. This new model will reduce the cost per shell from about $85,000 each, to ...
Since the GPS-guided Excalibur artillery round first made it to Iraq and Afghanistan, roughly 200 rounds have been fired. In the last week or so, use of that round has pulsed. Army artillerymen have ...
The Army has accelerated purchasing a high-tech artillery shell that can be fired from 14 miles away yet explode within 30 feet of its target to avoid civilian casualties, USA Today reported Monday.
Raytheon's 155mm M982 Excalibur extended-range guided artillery shell is being shrunk down to fit into the Mark 45 five inch deck guns that are deployed aboard the Navy's Cruisers and Destroyers. This ...
Raytheon has a new laser-guided, 155mm “Excalibur” artillery shell — with technology that allows the weapon to change course mid-flight — that it’s pitching to the Army and Navy. “Raytheon missile ...
U.S. soldiers and Marines have fired Raytheon’s Excalibur guided artillery shell more than 1,000 times in land combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems is vying to ...