M982 Excalibur guided projectile

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The M982 Excalibur guided projectile is a GPS- and inertial-guided, extended-range 155mm artillery shell designed for highly precise, low-collateral-damage strikes.

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M982 Excalibur guided projectile canonical 1
M982A1 Excalibur 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 155 mm artillery projectile
guided artillery shell
precision-guided munition
caliber 155 mm
circularErrorProbable about 5 meters
coDeveloper BAE Systems
surface form: BAE Systems Bofors
compatibleWith Archer Artillery System
K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer
M109 self-propelled howitzer
surface form: M109 howitzer

M777 howitzer
PzH 2000
surface form: PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer
conflictUsedIn Iraq War
Russo-Ukrainian War
surface form: Russian invasion of Ukraine

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designedFor extended-range artillery fire
high-precision strikes
low collateral damage
enteredService around 2007
feature base bleed for extended range
canard guidance fins
in-flight trajectory correction
fuzingOptions delay fuze
height-of-burst fuze
point-detonating fuze
guidanceSystem GPS
inertial navigation system
hasVariant Excalibur Ib
Excalibur Ib
surface form: Excalibur S

M982 Excalibur guided projectile self-linksurface differs
surface form: M982A1 Excalibur
launchPlatformType self-propelled howitzer
towed howitzer
manufacturer Raytheon Company
surface form: Raytheon
munitionClass indirect fire munition
programType joint U.S.–Swedish development program
range approximately 40 km from 39-caliber barrels
up to about 50 km from 52-caliber barrels
role counter-battery fire
engagement of high-value point targets
urban precision strike
usedBy Australian Army
Canadian Army
Finnish Army
Royal Netherlands Army
Swedish Army
Ukrainian Armed Forces
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
warheadType high-explosive

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M777 howitzer canFire M982 Excalibur guided projectile
M982 Excalibur guided projectile hasVariant M982 Excalibur guided projectile self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: M982 Excalibur
this entity surface form: M982A1 Excalibur