December 19, 2012: The U.S. Army has successfully tested a new, cheaper, way to add GPS accuracy to 155mm artillery shells. The current Excalibur shell costs over $100,000 each and has GPS guidance ...

July 30, 2014: The U.S. Army has two GPS guided artillery shells; Excalibur and the new XM1156 PGK (Projectile Guidance Kit). PGK is actually a large fuze that screws into the front of a 155mm or ...

Since the GPS-guided Excalibur artillery round first made it to Iraq and Afghanistan, roughly 200 rounds have been fired. In the last week or so, use of that round has pulsed. Army artillerymen have ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Jake’s Fireworks, of Pittsburg, Kan., have voluntarily recalled a consumer fireworks product because it poses a safety hazard. The ...

Ukraine's commander-in-chief posted a Facebook video showing the effects of the M982 Excalibur. Gen. Valeriy Zaluzhny praised the maximum accuracy of the precision-guided shells. The US has supplied ...