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30 paź 2024 · The US Army seeks a next-gen self-propelled howitzer to replace its aging M109 fleet, awarding contracts to five firms for demonstrations.
22 lut 2021 · The 155mm howitzer is the standard heavy artillery for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. The caliber has been employed since WWII, with both the guns and the shells they fire undergoing steady...
16 maj 2024 · An Army plan to modernize its artillery could include howitzers fielded in Europe, automated cannons, and long-range mortars, Army Futures Command chief Gen. James Rainey suggested Thursday at a...
9 paź 2024 · This article will provide an overview of the history of self-propelled howitzers in the US, and the Army’s Next Generation Howitzer Program, which is focused on developing an upgraded self-propelled howitzer capability.
11 lip 2022 · The new family of 155mm ammunition is being developed to increase the maximum range of the current howitzer fleet using 39 caliber length tubes. The 39-caliber fleet will replace the current 14-mile range M795 high-explosive projectile with the 18.5-mile XM1128 base-bleed projectile and replace the current 18.5-mile M549A1 rocket-assisted ...
20 lut 2019 · Modern self propelled howitzers such as the 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV, Archer, Donar and PzH 2000 offer high lethality and manoeuvrability and are the backbone of the artillery corps. Army-technology.com lists the top ten self-propelled artillery systems based on performance characteristics such as firepower and range.
The M1299 Howitzer was an American prototype 155 mm self-propelled howitzer developed by BAE Systems beginning in 2019 under the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) program. It was based on the M109A7 howitzer and was primarily designed for the purpose of improving the M109's effective range.
