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According to the report, Raytheon has completed the seeker design verification test of its Excalibur Hit-to-Kill (HTK) artillery projectile, marking a major milestone in the program’s development. The successful test confirms the system’s ability to accurately detect and track targets, a critical step toward future operational deployment.
The report stated that HTK is being developed under the US Army’s Cannon-Delivered Area Effects Munition program as a non-cluster alternative capable of autonomously engaging moving armored targets at long ranges while minimizing collateral damage.
The report added that building on the combat-proven Excalibur family, the 155mm projectile replaces the traditional high-explosive warhead with a kinetic hit-to-kill effector designed to defeat armored threats, including tanks, armored personnel carriers, and self-propelled air-defense and artillery systems.
In addition to the report, HTK leverages design elements from Raytheon’s
Storm Breaker smart weapon, incorporating an all-weather, multi-mode seeker optimized for dynamic battlefield conditions and resistant to enemy countermeasures such as jamming. It also enables autonomous target detection, classification, and tracking during the terminal phase of flight, allowing engagement with high-precision targets.
Source: The Defense Post
The report stated that HTK is being developed under the US Army’s Cannon-Delivered Area Effects Munition program as a non-cluster alternative capable of autonomously engaging moving armored targets at long ranges while minimizing collateral damage.
The report added that building on the combat-proven Excalibur family, the 155mm projectile replaces the traditional high-explosive warhead with a kinetic hit-to-kill effector designed to defeat armored threats, including tanks, armored personnel carriers, and self-propelled air-defense and artillery systems.
In addition to the report, HTK leverages design elements from Raytheon’s
Storm Breaker smart weapon, incorporating an all-weather, multi-mode seeker optimized for dynamic battlefield conditions and resistant to enemy countermeasures such as jamming. It also enables autonomous target detection, classification, and tracking during the terminal phase of flight, allowing engagement with high-precision targets.
Source: The Defense Post