M982 Excalibur

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

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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