New Artillery Rounds to Help Army Reach Longer Distances
7/11/2022
By Scott R. Gourley
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — A new family of 155mm ammunition is being developed to help the Army achieve its goal of improving the reach of its long-range precision fires.
Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and the resulting spotlight on the likely need for ammunition logistics replenishment — the Army had tapped long-range precision fires as one of its top modernization priorities.
The Army’s next generation 155mm artillery ammunition is one part of the campaign to increase the range of its howitzers and its new 58-caliber Extended Range Cannon Artillery platform.
The new cannon is one of 24 new technologies Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville has publicly vowed to field by the end of 2023.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2022/7/11/new-artillery-rounds-to-help-army-reach-longer-distances
