US Army Fires Three XM1180 Guided Artillery Rounds at a Tank to Test Moving-Armor Seeker

The US Army fired three prototype XM1180 Cannon-Delivered Area Effects Munition Armor rounds against a tank target at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, during a second phase of seeker tests disclosed on October 20, 2026. Fired from a 39-calibre 155 mm cannon in differing configurations, the rounds assessed an imaging seeker designed to detect and track vehicles that move after initial targeting. Evaluators examined open-loop target acquisition and closed-loop terminal guidance, but the Army did not release hit or miss distances. Engineers plan GPS-denied trials and intend to apply the seeker technology to the future XM1230 Extended Range Artillery Projectile.