SOCORRO, N.M. , Feb. 16, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) fired its 45th low-cost titanium base as part of design testing for the Excalibur 1b precision-guided artillery projectile.

Even as deep defense budget cuts loom, Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems is poised to start a new production line for precision-guided artillery shells. Raytheon recently announced it will start ...

Raytheon's Excalibur 1a version is designed to hit within about 33 feet of its target, and it is hitting within about 20 feet, Milner said. In contrast, unguided artillery shells can land hundreds of ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. -- On April 3, the Excalibur Program completed assembly of the last Increment Ia-2 projectile and transitioned to Increment Ib production. First fielded in 2007, Excalibur is ...

A precision‑guided Excalibur projectile achieved a 70 km (43 mile) live‑fire strike at Yuma Proving Ground, demonstrating ...

Raytheon Missile Systems has conducted live firing tests of its Excalibur S semi-active laser (SAL) guided artillery projectile against a moving target. Conducted at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona ...

Sept. 18 (UPI) --Raytheon Missile Systems has received a $127 million modification to an existing contract for Excalibur 155mm guided artillery rounds. The contract, announced Friday by the Department ...

Defense equipments manufacturer Raytheon Company 's RTN business segment, Missile Systems, recently secured a modification contract for procuring Excalibur Precision 155-mm Projectiles. Work related ...

The demilitarized zone along the 38th parallel separating North and South Korea is one of the most heavily armed areas of the world. As tensions between Pyongyang and the United States and its allies ...