RAYTHEON’S EXCALIBUR S SHELL WILL GIVE US NAVY WARSHIPS LONG RANGE & PRECISION STRIKE CAPABILITY !

A new variant of Raytheon’s Excalibur precision-guided shell has successfully hit a mobile target.

The demonstration conducted in a U.S. Navy test at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, saw the munition change course to hit a target that changed its position.
The company stated, the Excalibur S proved it can “survive the shock and stress” of being fired from a Howitzer, then transition from a GPS-guided capability to laser guidance and hit a moving target.

This is a significant breakthrough since a shell fired from a cannon is subjected to a lot of force which can destroy the complex seeker mechanism in the shell.

The Excalibur S beats rivals in terms of accuracy, range and ability to hit mobile targets.

In this video Defense Updates analyzes US Navy’s Excalibur S long-range precision shell that can hit moving targets.

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[x-man]

I was on a carrier during Vietnam. We had 3, 5 inch gun mounts. Didn't matter where you were on the ship, you heard and felt those guns fire, there was no doubt what had just happened. Can't imagine what it was like on Battleships when a 16" gun was fired. Daaammmnnn!

[briancrane]

Raytheon made (and maybe still does) the "CopperHead" artillery shell for the army...same concept: guidance fins allow it to literally go AROUND a mountain to hit a target on the other side instead of OVER it where the enemy Counter-Battery radar would expect it...

[SteffiReitsch]

This is a tremendous development! Gun projectiles are much cheaper than missiles. This could prompt the return of the guns on warships, at least some of them. Cheers.

[jstriker]

Nothing will ever look as intimidating as the huge triple guns on old battleships.

[SelwynClydeAlojipan]

This means that countries like the Philippines can eventually place howitzers on small islands, barges, and flat-top decks of LPDs (Landing Platform Dock ships) and have artillery hit ships or artificial structures up to 22 km away painted with lasers from drones, helicopters, aircraft, and small boats, perhaps even frogmen. This revives the Coast Artillery branch of the military.

[truckert]

Good, put a 1 inch sabot sleeve on it so the Zumwalt has something to shoot.

[Chuck_Hooks]

Weapons are finally catching up to the Zumwalt.

[rzmonk]

Thanks for putting this together for us!

[mayamaya]

Imagine a 6 16inch guns firing in harmony with that kind of shells

[livingndchildhood]

The Falklands War proved the need for anti surface and anti air firearms. The Royal Naval Commanders would have given their eyeteeth to have had some WW2 BOFORS mounts on their ships while supporting the landings between the islands. Their surface to air missile systems were useless in that situation. The Royal Navy had to use the medium machine guns from the Royal Army for their anti air defense.

[karlfulton]

What is the calibre.?.. Can they be made for a 5. 54 calibre for English 26 Frigate main guns? And is it designed for rifled and or smooth bore cannon?

[drbendover]

incoming aircraft and missiles are moving targets too what a gamechanger:)

[JarlPeregrine]

So let me get this straight. Raytheon develops a guided shell that costs at least 100x more than a standard shell (somewhere north of $68k per round) which cannot actually use its extended range & laser guidance ability at sea, due to the distance to the horizon being less than 25km... assuming that the ship-borne LOS targeting laser even makes it through the particulate and moisture laden air without diffraction or attenuation. Or the navy can sacrifice an F35 or F18 to paint the enemy target from the air, which will promptly down the plane with a SAM. This assumes of course, that the ship doesn't just pop a few $50 smoke rounds to completely block any laser. Excalibur-S might have a use on land if you can afford to actually fire it, but at sea the only use it has is to pad out some admiral's back pocket.

[z]

Needs a 1to 3 neutron warhead, not a small fragmentation charge. Screw collateral damage.

[blue]

Please make a video about Vulcano Long Range Guided Artillery Projectile

[lyfandeth]

Battleships were used to fire a "rolling barrage". That is, to fire a continuous barrage on an area, where the concussion from the shells would kill anyone in the area, and then "walk" the barrage across an area, creating a continuous kill zone that literally swept away enemy troops. B52 carpet bombing and "daisy cutters" are about the only other attack that can do this.

[quayshawndameron]

I'm surprised my unit tested two land based excalibur rounds from 777 artillery guns and they didnt work. Apparently they couldn't withstand the g forces upon powder ignition and acceleration out of the barrel. They fixed it in 5 years that's pretty fast...

[normandong]

This Excaliber guided naval shell would overall be cheaper to deploy and easier to use than a massively powered rail gun on a ship. If this shell could be perfected in an 8 inch Armor Piercing shell, then we are talking about much more flexibility and killing power for naval guns.

[ycplum]

I am thinking the new round would be intended more for land attacks and against smaller vessels rather than comparably sized vessels to the Arleigh Burkes.

[smithnwesson]

Sure these are a good upgrade but they ain't taking out any large ships but could be usefull for smaller ships and costal bombardments