With more than 600 rounds fired in theater to date, Excalibur is therevolutionary precision projectile for the U.S. Army and Marine Corpsartillery.Using GPS precision guidance technology, Excalibur provides accurate,first round, fire-for-effect capability in an urban setting. Excaliburis considered a true precision weaponhttp://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/rtnwcm/groups/public/documents/image/rms_ps_excalibur_infograp.jpg, impacting at a radial miss distance of six meters from the target.By using Excalibur's level of precision there is a major dramaticreduction in the time, cost and logistical burden traditionallyassociated with using artillery munitions. Analyses have shown that onaverage it takes at least 10 conventional munitions to accomplish whatone Excalibur can.Excalibur is a co-development program between Raytheon Company and BAE Bofors.