BAE has conducted a test shot as part of the US Army’s efforts to extend the range of its 155mm howitzers beyond 100km. The guided round was fired from the… Continue reading "BAE Sets New Range Record for Guided 155mm Artillery"
Despite the US Army Artillery’s nearly 250-year existence, human evolution has so far failed to provide Homo Sapiens with arms which are optimized for artillery loading. It seems the Army… Continue reading "Apptronik to Demonstrate Munition-Lifting Robot Arm for US Army"
The US Army recently reminded us its looking to acquire Long Range Precision Munitions (LRPM); a demonstration shoot off is to be conducted near the end of 2022. The new… Continue reading "US Army Sets Timeline for Long Range Precision Munition Shoot Off"
On the 19 December, the US Army tested its Extended Rage Cannon Artillery (ERCA) system at Arizona’s Yuma Proving Ground. The result: a direct hit on a target 43 miles… Continue reading "New Army Extended Range Cannon Hits Target 43 Miles Away"
BAE has been funded by the US Army to build prototypes mounting the new cannon designed for the Extended Range Cannon Artillery program (ERCA) on their M109A7 chassis. The M109A7… Continue reading "Extended Range Cannon Artillery Program Gains Momentum"