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Saturday, March 07, 2009

Future Combat Systems Program NLOS Cannon Fires Excalibur Simulation Rounds


BAE Systems announced it has fired Excalibur simulation rounds from the first XM1203 Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon prototype at a U.S. Army test site.

BAE Systems used Excalibur simulation rounds that mirror the mass of actual Excalibur rounds with tactical bases.

The test firing verified the proper fit, function and stable flight necessary for an Excalibur round to be fired from the NLOS Cannon.

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