The U.S. Army Is Using Satellites for Artillery Shell Targeting
Army howitzers and rocket launchers can use the power of space satellites to fire on targets far beyond line of sight.
By Kyle Mizokami
Jul 7, 2020
The U.S. Army is in the middle of a major push to refine artillery and make it shoot farther than ever before.
Long Range Precision Fires allows artillery units to use satellite data to quickly target enemy units at long range.
Tests carried out in Germany for the first time connected space sensors to artillery units.
The U.S. Army now is pairing space-based sensors with artillery units to allow howitzer and rocket gunners to detect, identify, process, and engage enemy units faster than ever. In tests conducted in Germany, Army artillery units were able to use satellite data for the first time to hit targets beyond the line of sight.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a33237302/gps-artillery-targeting/
