The Excalibur can penetrate 8-10 inches thick concrete bunkers and walls and will reduce the chances of collateral damage when used against the enemy
Indian Army has fired Excalibur precision-guided ammunition from M-777 artillery howitzers. The Excalibur can penetrate 8-10 inches thick concrete bunkers and walls and will reduce the chances of collateral damage when used against the enemy. The range of the Excalibur ammunition is between 35 and 40-km. The ammunition was fired on Monday at both concrete and sand bunkers.
The firing was witnessed by senior leadership of the Indian Army including Director General Artillery Lieutenant General Ravi Prasad. In October, ANI had reported that the Indian army has inducted the indigenous Dhanush howitzer and the American precision-guided Excalibur artillery ammunition in its inventory. The Excalibur ammunition has been acquired under the fast track procedure.
The ammunition can be busted in the air as well as after its penetration into bunker-type structures by using its different fuses. The Excalibur ammunition was developed in the US for improving the accuracy of the artillery shells in the war in Afghanistan which the Americans have been fighting for almost two decades now. The Army has also started inducting the US-made M– 777 Gun Explosion ultra-light howitzers which can be used for firing the Excalibur ammunition. The M777 ultra-light howitzers were inducted into the Indian Army along with the K-9 Vajra and Dhanush howitzers at Deolali near Nashik. The Indian Army will induct a total of 145 M777 howitzers in service…
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