Raytheon Company successfully fired nine rounds in US Army lot acceptance tests, which means the Excalibur Ia-2 precision-guided projectile is ready for US Army and Marine Corps use in Afghanistan.
Building on the proven technology of the Excalibur Ia-1, the Excalibur Ia-2 includes upgrades designed to meet the projected threat environment, while maintaining true precision and accuracy of better than a 6-meter circular error probable.
Excalibur Ia-2 also extends the range of Excalibur Ia-1 from 24 to 37.5 kilometers, which is 50 percent farther than conventional artillery.
Excalibur’s first-round precision enables it to defeat fleeting and persistent targets.
The Excalibur precision-guided projectile is available regardless of time of day or environment, giving warfighters life-saving options.
Excalibur complements air delivered precision when close air support is unavailable or not the best option.
With more than 500 rounds fired to date, Excalibur has made its mark on the battlefield.
Excalibur is a 155-mm precision guided artillery round now with extended range.
Using GPS precision guidance technology, Excalibur has proven invaluable to widely dispersed units engaged in operations close to the population and in the surrounding fields, valleys and mountainous terrain of Afghanistan where it consistently lands within 6 meters of its target.
More than 500 rounds fired in theatre to date – Defpro.news