TUCSON, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Raytheon has received a $31.8 million contract from the U.S. Army for 464 Excalibur Ib extended range artillery projectiles.
The 155mm precision rounds have been in full-rate production since 2014. Raytheon describes the howitzer cannon projectile as the longest-range, most precise, cannon-fired projectile in the world.