€20,000,000 contract: Spanish army buys M982 Excalibur precision-guided munitions for 155 mm artillery, which can hit targets up to 40.5 km away

The Spanish Ministry of Defense is purchasing M982 Excalibur precision-guided projectiles from the United States.

What is known

About it

reported the publication Infodefensa.We are talking about 153 ammunition worth 20,000,000 euros. Deliveries should begin soon. By the way, plans to buy the M982 Excalibur from the Spanish army appeared back in 2019, but Spain received permission to sell it only in 2021.

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For those who are not in the know

The M982 Excalibur is manufactured by the companyBAE Systems AB. The projectile began to be developed in 1995. It entered service in 2005. The M982 Excalibur is GPS-guided and can engage targets up to 40.5 km away. The projectile is intended for 155 mm artillery. That is, they can be used with howitzers M109, M777, AS90, CAESAR, Panzerhaubitze 2000, K9 Thunder, DENEL G6, M168, Archer and others.