Patent ID: 8546736

Claim:
A modular artillery projectile, comprising: a payload module selected from a plurality of interchangeable payload modules containing different payloads, a guidance module coupled to the payload module, and a rear module coupled to the guidance module; wherein the guidance module comprises: a transverse propulsion system configured to propel the modular guided artillery projectile transversely to a longitudinal axis of the artillery projectile, a global positioning system receiver, and a control system to control the transverse propulsion system responsive to the global positioning system receiver to guide the artillery projectile to a predetermined target position; wherein each of the plurality of interchangeable payload modules comprises a first threaded mechanical interface, the guidance module comprises a second threaded mechanical interface coupled to the first threaded mechanical interface of the payload module and a third threaded mechanical interface substantially the same as the first threaded mechanical interface, and the rear module comprises a fourth threaded mechanical interface coupled to the third threaded mechanical interface, the fourth threaded mechanical interface substantially the same as the second mechanical interface.