YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz., Feb. 5,
2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) new
Excalibur® S precision-guided munition scored direct hits on
moving targets in a U.S. Navy test. Testing validated the
projectile's ability to survive the shock and stress of a howitzer
firing, then transition from GPS to laser guidance and hit a moving
target.
Excalibur S uses the Excalibur Ib variant's GPS technology and
incorporates a semi-active laser seeker to engage mobile land and
maritime targets at comparable ranges. Existing Ib projectiles
can be upgraded with Excalibur S capabilities.
"Using artillery to engage moving targets gives soldiers more
flexibility," said Sam Deneke,
Raytheon Land Warfare Systems vice president. "Artillery is
typically used to hit stationary objects, but Excalibur S expands
the capability of artillery on the battlefield."
Excalibur is a true precision weapon, impacting at a radial miss
distance of less than two meters from the target. Widely used by
U.S. and international artillery forces, Excalibur has been fired
more than 1,400 times in combat.
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