GPS-Guided Artillery Shell Lands within 10 Feet of Target

Dec 27, 2004 13:12 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff

M777 light howitzer

Raytheon announced it managed to guide a 155 mm shell to within ten feet of a target using a new GPS guidance system developed by L3 Communications’ Interstate Electronics Corporation. The December 15 test used an M777 howitzer, the system it plans to use with the GPS-guided shells when they roll out in 2006. – Space News: Raytheon Successfully Tests GPS-Guided Shell

Categories: Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Land Equipment, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Space, Top Stories, USA

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