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What’s next for Army artillery modernization? More demos
An Army demonstration next year will help carve out the service's fires strategy and determine a way forward for the future ...
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M109 Paladin
The widely used M109 carries a 155-mm howitzer and is the principal self-propelled artillery support for U.S. Army divisions. It is a large tracked vehicle with a fully traversable turret and ...
The US Army knows it has artillery problems. Now, it just needs to find a fix.
began in 2018 with the aim of extending the range of artillery fire from 18 to 43 miles. The weapon — a 30-foot gun tube ...
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U.S. army stuck with outdated artillery despite modernization efforts
The most powerful army in the world lacks modern artillery. Americans still rely on the M109 self-propelled howitzers, developed over 60 years ago. Despite attempts for over a quarter-century ...
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Russian forces wipe out US-made M109 Paladin artillery system in Kherson area
MOSCOW, January 20. /TASS/. Russian forces destroyed a US-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system and also D-30 and Msta-B howitzers in the Kherson area over the past day during the ...
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Chilean Army invests 15.8m dollars in upgrading US made Howitzers
“The howitzers will provide the Chilean Army artillery units with a significant ... manager of Combat Vehicles at BAE Systems. “The M109 family of vehicles has a rich history of providing ...