Delivery delays and assembly line challenges continue to plague BAE Systems' production of the US...Ashley Roque, Washington, DCJane's Defence Weekly
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...
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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 Ultralightweight Field Howitzer, designated M777 in the US, was selected to replace the existing inventory of M198 155mm towed howitzers by a joint US Army/Marine Corps initiative in 1997.
(1944) Medium/Heavy Tank – 2,212 Built A bit late for WWII The M26 Pershing descended from a long series of medium and heavy tank prototypes, dating back from 1936. During the war, heavy tank development had been long delayed or given low priority since the US Army, USMC and Allied ...
BAE Systems has been awarded a $493m contract to manufacture extra M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers and M992A3 Ammunition Carriers for the US Army. Source: BAE Systems BAE Systems has been awarded a $493m contract to produce more M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPH) and M992A3 Ammunitio...
United States of America (1942-1943) Light Tank – None Built Introduction When the US joined the war in 1941, their primary light tank was the M3 Stuart and, while this vehicle was acceptable for that time, there was an interest in a new light tank. In January 1941, the US Army star...
The LVT(A)-1 and -2 of 1944 mounted the 37mm gun turret from the Stuart M5A1 light tank; the LVT(A)-4 had an open-topped turret with a short 75mm howitzer. Small numbers of amtracs were also modified to carry flamethrowers, rocket projectors, several .50cal machine guns and 37mm ...
a US official told CNN that this was not the first time HIMARS has been used in the country, with the system being deployed to the north to help the Syrian Democratic Forces in their offensives against ISIS. US Marines have also used M777 howitzers in support of SDF units fighting ISIS ...