The Navy is seeking longer-range precision weapons for its deck-mounted “5-inch” guns to better destroy enemy targets, defend maritime forces on the move in combat and support amphibious operations.

Raytheon has completed a new round of successful Excalibur N5 munition test firings with the US Navy at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, the company announced on 6 May. During the test, the ...

A company-funded initiative, Excalibur N5 is a 5-inch/127 mm naval variant of the combat-proven Excalibur precision projectile used by the U.S. Army, the U.S. Marine Corps and several international ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) --Raytheon's new Excalibur N5 projectile was fired from a 5-inch naval gun during a flight test at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The Excalibur N5 is a 5-inch variant of ...

Raytheon's 155mm M982 Excalibur extended-range guided artillery shell is being shrunk down to fit into the Mark 45 five inch deck guns that are deployed aboard the Navy's Cruisers and Destroyers. This ...

Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy completed a new round of successful Excalibur N5 munition test firings at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Raytheon’s sea-based Excalibur N5 projectile will more than ...

Raytheon has fired new Excalibur N5 projectile while conducting a live guided flight test at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, the company announced on 30 September. Excalibur N5, a naval variant of ...

Using a combination of Global Positioning System satellites and laser-guidance, soldiers calling in precision artillery strikes may soon be able to change their targets as the shells travel through ...

May 7 (UPI) --Raytheon and the Navy have test-fired a naval variant of the precision-guided Excalibur N5 munition at short-, mid- and long-range capabilities. Raytheon announced the testing Monday in ...

The Navy quietly conducted a ground test of a precision-guided projectile the Army fires from cannons, manufacturer Raytheon revealed this week. The test of the N5 naval variant of the Excalibur ...

PARIS, June 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- In a company-funded R&D initiative, Raytheon Company successfully fired the dual-mode GPS- and laser-guided Excalibur S for the first time. Although the Excalibur ...

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz., May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Navy completed a new round of successful Excalibur® N5 munition test firings. The precision-guided ...