Jonathan Skillings, CNET News.com
07 July 2008 10:49 AM
Tags: innovation, invention, inventions, us army, battle, aerial, projectiles, tank
Excalibur rounds improve upon the accuracy of conventional 155mm artillery shells through the use of data from GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites and automatic updates of the navigation system. Grid coordinates are programmed into the round via the Enhanced Portable Inductive Artillery Fuse Setter.
Credit: US Army
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This is what war is good for... all the best inventions originate in the military and are then commercialised!