The weapon can hit targets 40km away with an accuracy of 2m.
Himars, pictured, and the Excalibur, have changed the nature of the war in Ukraine - FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP
Previously undisclosed documents, dated last month, show that the US defence department has had permission from Congress to spend $92 million “for procurement of replacement M982 Excalibur munitions transferred to Ukraine in support of the international effort to counter Russian aggression”. Without the use of Excalibur, first used by US forces in Iraq in 2007, and other precision weapons, it is questionable whether. They have helped to even out the relative capabilities of the two sides.
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