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  • Smart Fuses Make Smart Artillery Affordable

    04/06/2016 1:52:12 PM PDT · by marktwain · 4 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 31 March, 2016 | Dean Weingarten
    I worked on the PGK project while I was at Yuma Proving Ground.  A year ago, this article was published in defensenews.com: WASHINGTON — The US Army has awarded Orbital ATK with a $120 million contract modification to make kits that turn conventional 155mm artillery into a near-precision shell. The kits are meant to limit civilian casualties and collateral damage, allowing the use of artillery where it would have otherwise been ill-advised — in a congested area or near friendly forces.The guidance fuzes would be fielded to the Army, the Marine Corps, Australia and Canada. Deliveries are scheduled to...