M982 Excalibur

M982 Excalibur (sebelumnya XM982) adalah amunisi artileri 155 mm extended range guided yang dikembangkan oleh Raytheon Missile Systems dan BAE Systems AB.

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Ini adalah amunisi berpandu GPS yang bisa digunakan dalam situasi dukungan pasukan yang dekat dalam jarak 150-75 meter (492-246 kaki).^[1]^[2]

Senjata yang kompatibel dengan Excalibur adalah AS-90 SPG Inggris, Archer Artillery System Swedia, G6 howitzer Afrika Selatan, M198 Amerika Serikat, M777 Lightweight dan M109A6 Paladin self-propelled 155 mm howitzers, dan Panzerhaubitze 2000 Jerman.^[3]

Referensi

^ "GAO-15-342SP DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs" (PDF). US Government Accountability Office. March 2015. hlm. 79. Diakses tanggal 15 July 2015. Program cost is $1,934.1m (FY15) of which $790.4m is procurement cost, for 7,474 rounds for the US Army
^ "Raytheon's combat-proven Excalibur moves closer to sea-based application." - Raytheon news release, 30 September 2015
^ http://www.deagel.com/news/German-Army-PzH-2000-Howitzer-Test-Fires-Excalibur-155mm-Artillery-Projectile_n000012199.aspx

2012 RAND report goes into detail on the progress of the project

[1] "GAO-15-342SP DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs" (PDF). US Government Accountability Office. March 2015. hlm. 79. Diakses tanggal 15 July 2015. Program cost is $1,934.1m (FY15) of which $790.4m is procurement cost, for 7,474 rounds for the US Army

[raytheon30sept15-2] "Raytheon's combat-proven Excalibur moves closer to sea-based application." - Raytheon news release, 30 September 2015

[3] ttp://www.deagel.com/news/German-Army-PzH-2000-Howitzer-Test-Fires-Excalibur-155mm-Artillery-Projectile_n000012199.aspx

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