Army, August 1st, 2005
Warfighters will soon have a new tool in their global war on terrorism arsenal with the accelerated production and fielding of the Excalibur, a GPS-guided artillery projectile that will provide precision accuracy at extended ranges for all current and future 155 mm howitzers.
In late June 2005, the U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Company a $22.1 million contract for initial production and early fielding of Excalibur, a cooperative effort between Raytheon Missile Systems and Bofors Defence of Sweden.
"We, today, signed a contract with Raytheon Missile Systems to begin production of the initial blo...
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