The general's comments on towed artillery, systems like the M777 howitzer, come as these weapons are being used in the war in Ukraine. Artillery pieces, including towed weapons provided to Kyiv by ...

A US Army general said there are three artillery areas where the service faces capability gaps. It's on the hunt for new solutions, though.

The M777 Lightweight 155mm howitzer provides timely, accurate and continuous firepower in support of Marine and Army infantry forces and replaces the M198 towed Howitzer. In 2005, the Army and ...

TASS/. The Russian army’s counter-battery measures have eliminated a platoon of US M777 towed howitzers in the Kharkov Region, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Friday.

Electronics and Controls announced today it has extended its agreement as a strategic supplier to BAE Systems and the US Army in support of the M777 Lightweight Howitzer platform supplying ...

In addition, Zybinsky said, a US-made M777 towed howitzer and two mortar crews were wiped out in counterbattery fire near the settlements of Sheikovka and Krakhmalnoye MOSCOW, September 4.

They were also self-propelled so could escape counter fire faster than the towed M777 once they had fired. But many Ukrainians still preferred their M777s because they were easy to use ...

Towed artillery pieces like the M777 are slower and more difficult to relocate quickly compared to the self-propelled systems, which are mounted on tracked vehicles. That diminishes survivability.