Raytheon conducts first live fire test of Excalibur S
Paris (SPX) Jun 16, 2014 - In a company-funded R and D initiative, Raytheon successfully fired the dual-mode GPS- and laser-guided Excalibur S for the first time. Although the Excalibur S was initialized with a GPS target location, it scored a direct hit on a different, or offset, target after being terminally guided with a laser designator. The new variant incorporates a laser spot tracker (LST) into the combat-pro ... more

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