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WASHINGTON — A new version of Raytheon’s Excalibur precision-guided munition demonstrated in a U.S. Navy test at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, that it can change course to hit moving targets ...
This smart artillery shell can strike targets with pinpoint accuracy from distances once thought impossible. The M982 ...
Luck be a lady at Excalibur in Las Vegas as a California woman hit a $12.1 million dollar jackpot on a slot machine, according to International Game Technology (IGT). "It happened again! For the ...
Raytheon Co. just announced that its new laser-guided Excalibur S 155mm artillery round scored direct hits on a moving target in a secret, live-fire test for the Marine Corps last spring.. The ...
First fielded by U.S. forces in Iraq in 2007, the combat-proven M982 Excalibur uses GPS satellite guidance to hit within 2 meters of its target.
Ukraine's commander-in-chief posted a Facebook video showing the effects of the M982 Excalibur. Gen. Valeriy Zaluzhny praised the maximum accuracy of the precision-guided shells. The US has ...
The Excalibur system is designed to work with a variety of artillery and can extend the range of a .52 caliber gun to over 50 km (31 mi) to hit or damage its target with the first round.
Excalibur also has a multi-functional fuze, which allows the round to be programmed to explode in the air, once it hits a hard surface or after it penetrates inside a target.
Megabucks hits for $12.1M at Strip casino It is the fourth time the big jackpot has hit in Nevada this year. A slots player won $12,185,766 on Megabucks Spitfire Multipliers Triple Red Hot 7s.
Excalibur tweeted a photo of the winning machine, showing the payout of $5,482, 229.05. The winning spin hit three 7's, including a "Double" on the main line. The winner bet all five lines on the game ...
Excalibur is also much cheaper to shoot; US Naval Institute news cites an approximate cost of 1/4 the cost of LRLAP. According to other sources the land version costs just $70,000 a round. While ...