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 Industry Day will contribute to the U.S. Army’s continuing efforts to expand and accelerate production of 155mm artillery ...

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

Cancellation of the Army’s Extended Range Cannon Artillery program, designed to boost 155mm self-propelled howitzer range from 30 to 70 kilometers, in October 2023 catalyzed the service’s pivot toward ...

However, the 155 mm gun with a length of 39 calibers (20 ... gun by BAE Systems in the M109 howitzer. While the tests showed some successes, the ERCA program was canceled in 2024.

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 ...

The M198 155mm howitzer is a towed field artillery piece of a split trail carriage design. The M198 is equipped with a double baffle muzzle brake and a variable length hydropneumatic recoil mechanism.

During reconnaissance measures in the Kherson area, Russian troops uncovered a camouflaged Ukrainian firing position of the US-made 155mm M109 Paladin artillery gun that conducted fire at Russian ...

Competition between China and Korea is heating up for sales of self-propelled howitzers, with defense contractors from both ...

Russian forces destroyed a US-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery ... four armored combat vehicles and a D-20 howitzer," the general specified. Russian forces also wiped out a Ukrainian ...