The weapon is playing a growing role in conflicts between official and non-state forces, particularly in the Middle East.

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 ...

Ukraine now fields a variety of artillery, ranging from older Soviet systems using 152mm and 122mm shells to NATO-standard 105mm and 155mm systems. Among the latest additions are U.S.-made M109 ...

Back in October of last year, the United States Army completed a demonstration of the XM1155-SC guided projectile from an M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer. The round, which was developed by ...

and 155 mm (6 inches). While several countries supply modern artillery systems, such as the Polish Krab howitzer, the German PzH 2000, the Swedish FH77BW Archer, and the French Caesar, the M109 ...