Raytheon demos Excalibur round
Raytheon has fired new Excalibur N5 projectile while conducting a live guided flight test at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, the company announced on 30 September.
Excalibur N5, a naval variant of Excalibur precision projectile used by the US Marine Corps, the US Army and various international armies, measures 5-inch/127 mm.
It is anticipated that the new system might deliver the same pinpoint accuracy of the Excalibur Ib, which is in production today, while increasing the maximum effective range to more than thrice compared with that of the conventional naval gun munitions.
Excalibur N5 can be used to support several critical mission areas like Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW), Naval Surface Fire Support and countering Fast Attack Craft (FAC).
Duane Gooden, vice president, Land Warfare Systems product line, Raytheon, said: ‘Excalibur N5's range, precision and lethality will revolutionise naval gunfire and increase the offensive firepower of our navy's destroyers and cruisers. This demonstration showcases the N5's maturity as a proven low-risk solution, and is ready for the navy now.
‘With the significant amount of re-use from the Army's Excalibur programme, the N5 provides the navy with an affordable, direct path to employ a critical capability. We continue to build on Excalibur's unmatched reliability and performance by investing in a fire-and-forget, dual-mode seeker that will vastly improve the 5-inch gun's current ASuW and counter-FAC capability.’
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