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 ...
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 ...
The M777 towed howitzer had previously been produced for the British Army and foreign military sales at Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, England, but the facility was shuttered due to lack of demand.
The M777 is a 155mm towed howitzer developed by the UK-based defense firm, BAE Systems, which replaced the US Army’s heavier M198 artillery guns. The M777 can fire conventional shells at a ...