A Laser Guided Artillery Shell?

Laser-Guided ‘Excalibur’ Artillery Shell Shopped To Army, Navy -- Washington Times

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 systems is investing in a dual-mode Excalibur variant called Excalibur S. It maintains its GPS guidance system but also adds a laser spot tracker which is a seeker that will detect laser energy from a laser designator and guide to that energy spot on a target,” said Paul Daniels, business development lead for the project, Military.com reported Thursday.



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