PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J.,
Aug. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- The U.S. Army's Excalibur Program Office has determined
that Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Excalibur Ib precision guided
artillery round is fully compatible with the M198 howitzer when
used with the Modular Artillery Charge System.
The compatibility allows allied military forces to use the
world's only 155 mm precision munition when firing the M198
howitzer. Excalibur extends the M198's reach to 31 miles (50
kilometers) and provides an all-weather strike within 6 1/2 feet (2
meters) of the target.
"Many of our international partners have an urgent need to
address vital security interests, and Excalibur lb meets that
need," said Mark Hokeness,
Raytheon's Excalibur program director. "This eliminates the time
and cost of further compatibility testing in the M198
howitzer."
About Excalibur
Excalibur is a precision-guided, extended-range projectile that
uses GPS guidance to provide accurate, first-round effects
capability in any environment. Excalibur's high level of precision
delivers a major reduction in the time, cost and logistical burden
associated with other artillery munitions. Excalibur has been
fielded by the U.S. Army, Marines and several international
military forces.
- Combat proven: Nearly 770 Excalibur rounds have been
fired in combat with exceptional accuracy and lethality.
- Precise: Excalibur consistently strikes less than two
meters from a precisely-located target.
- Safe: Excalibur's precision avoids collateral damage and
has been employed within 75 meters of supported troops.
- Affordable: With its first-round effects, Excalibur
reduces total mission cost and time and the user's logistics
burden.
- Growing: Raytheon has demonstrated a dual-mode
GPS/semi-active laser seeker Excalibur variant to compensate for
target location error, maintain precision in GPS denied or degraded
environments and enable engagement of relocated or moving
targets.
- Entering New Markets: With Excalibur N5, navies will be
able to deliver extended range, precision naval surface fires from
existing 5 inch/127 mm guns.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, civil government and cybersecurity markets
throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 93
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission
systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing;
effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence
systems, as well as cybersecurity and a broad range of mission
support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham,
Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit us
at www.raytheon.com and follow us on
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