Raytheon, US Army upgrade Excalibur precision guided projectile
Raytheon and the U.S. Army completed development of a revolutionary capability for cannon artillery by upgrading the combat-proven Excalibur precision-guided projectile. The Excalibur Shaped Trajectory, or EST, variant will enable soldiers to eliminate targets in hard-to-reach locations by selecting the projectile's terminal or final phase attack angle.
 |
| Sgt. Joseph Hatch, 1-37th Field Artillery, prepares an Excalibur round to be shot out of a M-777 A2 on Fort Irwin, Calif. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jennifer Grier) |
