Artillery Munitions - EMD

Abstract

Excalibur is a Precision Guided Extended Range 155mm Artillery projectile providing Brigade Combat Teams an organic precision fires capability. Additionally it provides improved fire support capability due to its increased range of 40.5 kilometers and demonstrated accuracy of < 4 meters radial miss distances, which enables a first round effect on target reducing the number of rounds required while reducing collateral damage. Excalibur is compatible with the M777A2 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer (LW155) and the M109A6 Paladin Howitzer and Sweden's Archer Howitzer. Excalibur provides a 35% range increase over current Rocket Assisted Projectiles, with a < 10 meter accuracy circular error probable at all ranges. Excalibur is also highly resistant to Global Positioning System (GPS) jamming. Excalibur is an international program, teamed with the Kingdom of Sweden (KoS), who contributed resources towards the development and have procured rounds in accordance with an established Project Agreement for use in their Archer Howitzer. Increment Ib completed a successful Milestone C Decision Review on December 12, 2012. The first Low Rate Initial Production contract was awarded on December 21, 2012.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Source ID
0604814A_5_2040_PB_2015
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artillery
  • Circular Error Probable
  • Collateral Damage
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Howitzers
  • Miss Distance
  • Munitions
  • Precision
  • Projectiles
  • Reliability
  • Rocket Assisted Projectiles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Space

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