New howitzer M109A7 for the US Army again did not go into the series
The American army once again transferred the start of mass production of new self-propelled howitzers M109A7 developed by BAE Systems, reports Bloomberg.
The decision to start full-scale production is not postponed for the first time: initially, new howitzers had to go to the 2018 series in July, then 2018 in December, then in March, and now the decision was postponed to November of this year. In this case, in the US Army itself, there are no claims to the quality of self-propelled guns. In total, the American army wants to buy 576 howitzers and ammunition vehicles.
Earlier it was reported that the US Army, as part of a large-scale modernization program for its armored vehicles, ordered BAE Systems to manufacture the M109A7 Paladin howitzer, an upgraded version of the M109A6 howitzer equipped with a digital fire control system and an automatic loader system.
Deliveries of M109A7 Paladin prototypes began in 2015 year. Without waiting for the end of deliveries of pre-production samples, the US Department of Defense signed with the contractor the first contract for small-scale production of new SAUs, under which the US Army receives 48 sets of combat vehicles. However, despite the good reviews, a full-fledged contract has not yet been concluded.
While the military are thinking about serial production of the M109A7 Paladin, BAE Systems is developing a new modification of the long-bore howitzer and XM1113 ammunition, capable of firing at distances up to 70 kilometers.
The decision to start full-scale production is not postponed for the first time: initially, new howitzers had to go to the 2018 series in July, then 2018 in December, then in March, and now the decision was postponed to November of this year. In this case, in the US Army itself, there are no claims to the quality of self-propelled guns. In total, the American army wants to buy 576 howitzers and ammunition vehicles.
Earlier it was reported that the US Army, as part of a large-scale modernization program for its armored vehicles, ordered BAE Systems to manufacture the M109A7 Paladin howitzer, an upgraded version of the M109A6 howitzer equipped with a digital fire control system and an automatic loader system.
Deliveries of M109A7 Paladin prototypes began in 2015 year. Without waiting for the end of deliveries of pre-production samples, the US Department of Defense signed with the contractor the first contract for small-scale production of new SAUs, under which the US Army receives 48 sets of combat vehicles. However, despite the good reviews, a full-fledged contract has not yet been concluded.
While the military are thinking about serial production of the M109A7 Paladin, BAE Systems is developing a new modification of the long-bore howitzer and XM1113 ammunition, capable of firing at distances up to 70 kilometers.
- BAE Systems
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