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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TUCSON, Ariz., July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's Excalibur Ib precision guided projectile has entered full rate production (FRP). U.S. Army approval of FRP completes Excalibur Ib's low ...

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 ...