Army reveals formal requirements for howitzer competition (EXCLUSIVE)
The document, dated Oct. 20, and marked as controlled unclassified information, sheds additional light onto the Army's plans to host a new competition.
Army launching self-propelled howitzer competition in mid-February, after globetrotting evaluation tour
Under the new plan, the service could potentially begin fielding a mix of self-propelled howitzers in 2030, according to Maj. Gen. Glenn Dean.
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As the Army heads into the new year, it will be greeted with questions about weapon affordability and ways to carve out efficiencies.
Army halted weapon development and pushed tech to soldiers faster: 2024 in review
The Army spent 2024 pushing its new “transformation in contact” initiative while also pivoting away from several key weapon development initiatives.
Army selects 5 companies for self-propelled howitzer roadshow
“Hopefully some time next year [the Army will know] whether we can go straight to procuring those things, or if we need to do development,” said Army acquisition head Doug Bush.
Weapons coproduction with S. Korea makes ‘a lot of sense,’ US Army weapons buyer says
“We need co-r&d, coproduction, and co-sustainment and cooperation. We need to be able to cooperate in various sectors so all this manned and unmanned systems will replace our traditional systems,” said South Korea’s minister for Defense Acquisition Program Administration Seok Jong-gun.
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South Korea’s Hanwha eyeing K9 howitzer demo for revamped US Army initiative
For several years the company has been eyeing entry points into the US market and has also teamed up with Aundril for the S–MET Increment II competition.
Army’s $186B budget request shuffles artillery, aviation plans
The Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) platform joins the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) on the budget cutting room floor for America's largest service.
Shooting for the moon: Army’s 2025 budget to reflect artillery revamp
“If the… 58-cal cannon solution can't deliver on a timeline we want, what are the other options? That can be munitions…new munitions with old cannons and it can be different cannons,” said Army acquisition head Doug Bush.
Army moving ERCA, LTAMDS from rapid prototyping to major capability acquisition
The Army decided to transition ERCA after DoD denied providing the service with a wavier to keep the program under the rapid prototyping umbrella, GAO said.
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Lawmakers: Army should consider new alternatives to extended range howitzer
Before the Army launches a competition next year to select an ERCA platform integrator, Congress wants to know if a new howitzer is a better option.
Army Plans To Grow Artillery EXCLUSIVE
The Army will create new field artillery battalions in its heavy divisions, armed with the new Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) armored howitzer. It's part of a plan to add new Long-Range Precision Fire weapons at every level of command.
ERCA: Army Contracts To Help New Cannon ‘Fire Faster’
Five small businesses won SBIR Phase II awards to build robotic arms to handle shells, software to manage ammo inventory, and other prototype technologies.
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PrSM is preparing for its first 300-plus-mile flight test this year, while the ERCA cannon and hypersonic LRHW head for key tests in 2023.