[BroJoeK]

"New weapon long range missile fired from a Howitzer."

Long Range Maneuvering Projectile, LRMP, not to be confused with the old Excalibur projectile, which proved worthless in Ukraine's electronic warfare environment.

Standard "dumb" shells, Excalibur and LRMP are all fired from M777, M109 & other 155 mm howitzers, with differences being:

1. Standard M795 "dumb" shells:
   • Range: 15 miles
   • Maneuverability: none, ballistic trajectory
   • Electronic warfare vulnerability: none
   • Cost: ~$2,000 each

2. the old Excalibur
   • Range: 25-40 miles
   • Maneuverability: ballistic trajectory
   • Electronic Warfare resistance: vulnerable to jamming
   • Cost: ~$100,000 each

   

3. the new LRMP:
   • Range: 70 miles
   • Maneuverability: yes, actively maneuverable in flight
   • Electronic Warfare resistance: designed to operate in high EW conditions.
   • Cost: estimated $250,000 each

Standard US 155mm "dumb" shells are being retrofitted with GPS guidance kits, said to resist jamming & spoofing.
Those kits cost ~$13,000 each.

[NorthMountain]

Standard US 155mm "dumb" shells are being retrofitted with GPS guidance kits, said to resist jamming & spoofing. Those kits cost ~$13,000 each.

That's the same approach to precision as the JDAM. It works quite well in that application.