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Latest Excalibur Shell Deployed

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

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The latest Excalibur (M982) shell being procured by the Army deployed for the first time last month after passing a key test, manufacturer Raytheon [RTN] said at the Association of the United States Army exposition this week in Washington. The Excalibur 155mm artillery shell block 1a-2 extends the precision guided mortar range to 37 kilometers, 13 kilometers more than the previous block, Raytheon spokesman Jaclyn Gutmann said. Raytheon in August 2010 prevailed over ATK [ATK] by winning a $23 million…

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