The US 155mm M1A1 Howitzer is a towed artillery piece that was used by the US Army from World War II to the Vietnam War. It was designed to provide long-range fire support for infantry and armored units. The M1A1 had a maximum range of 23,500 meters and could fire a variety of amm...
The M777 matches the firepower of current generation 155mm towed systems at less than half the weight. The howitzer is equipped with a 39-calibre barrel. The muzzle velocity (at Charge 8 super) is 827m/s. The maximum firing range is 24.7km with unassisted rounds and 30km with rocket-assi...
Global Military Products also announced Dec. 17 that the U.S. Army had chosen its Serbian partner Yugoimport’s NORA B-52 155mm wheeled howitzer for the shoot-off as well. Serbia's Yugoimport has been chosen to provide the Nora B-52 155mm Howitzer System Firing Desert for the U.S. A...
The system which has seen by far the largest number of Ukrainian troops trained is the M777 155mm howitzer. As of 9 December the US hasprovidedUkraine with ‘142 155mm Howitzers and up to 1,004,000 155mm artillery rounds’. To operate these guns in the field the US has trained approxi...
(Janes/Ashley Roque)In its current state, the ERCA initiative is an incremental upgrade of BAE Systems' Paladin M109A7 self-propelled howitzer to include the addition of a 58-calibre, 30 ft (9.1 m) gun tube so that the platform can launch 155 mm rounds out to 70 km. To reach such ...
ARM provides advancements in lethality with next-generation weapon systems like the 30 x 173 mm MK30-2/ABM medium caliber (airburst capable) cannon, the PzH 2000** 52 caliber Self Propelled Howitzer, the 35 x 228 mm externally-driven medium caliber cannon and the 130...
He pointed in particular to howitzers and air defence missiles. Similar questions apply to the sharing of U.S. intelligence data, and whether Washington would allow it to be passed on by third countries, he added. Kyiv also relies heavily on Starlink, a satellite inter...
The cabin is equipped with a ventilation and heating system. The S-70A can carry external loads up to 9,000lb on the cargo hook, for example, a 155mm howitzer. The main cabin can be cleared of troop seats for the transportation of cargo. Additional stores can be carried on the external...
The U.S. military effort to move weaponry to Eastern Europe for Ukraine’s fight has been Herculean. From Dover Air Base in Delaware, U.S. airmen have carried out nearly 70 missions to deliver some 7 million pounds of Javelins, Stingers, 155mm howitzers, helmets and other esse...
The M109A6 howitzer can fire standard 155mm rounds to a distance of up to 22km, with the range extended to 40km for rocket-assisted projectiles. The US has provided Ukraine with GPS-targeted Excalibur rounds, which cost some $100,000 apiece, along with the guns. According to media reports...