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 ...

February 7, 2006: The U.S. Army has run into technical problems with its 155mm Excalibur "smart shell." In recent testing, the shell performed as expected (using GPS guidance to land within 20 feet of ...

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 ...

The US halted deliveries of GPS-guided Excalibur shells to Ukraine due to high failure rates. Russia had achieved success in jamming of US-supplied weapons, reports said. Classified reports revealed ...

The U.S. manufactured “Excalibur” shell lives up to the reputation of the sword of Arthurian Legend, after which it is named. The Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, Gen. Valeriy Zaluznhiy, ...