New in 2021: Why the Corps may see fewer M777s next year

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New in 2021: Why the Corps may see fewer M777s next year
Philip Athey
 

In 2020 the Marine Corps released its Force Design 2030 plan in hopes of transforming the Marine Corps for a future fight against China.

Part of the plan calls for a massive reduction in the number of M777 tube artillery batteries in favor of more High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS.

The Corps currently has 21 active duty M777 batteries and plans to reduce that number to five, essentially a reinforced battalion worth of artillery by 2030.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/newsletters/daily-news-roundup/2020/12/30/new-in-2021-why-the-corps-may-see-fewer-m777s-next-year/