Featured in howitzersBYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022ShareAC-130 Gunships Are Finally Getting A New 105mm HowitzerThe AC-130’s biggest gun is getting a makeover to make it more capable and reliable than its 1960s-era predecessor. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 4, 2021ShareLong In Development Hypervelocity Rounds For Navy Railguns And Deck Guns Killed Off In BudgetThe Navy and other services had hoped to be able to fire hypervelocity projectiles from various guns at a range of surface and aerial threats. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 4, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 3, 2021ShareArmy’s 1,000 Mile Range Supergun Set To See Its Budget SlashedThe Army’s Strategic Long Range Cannon program had been planning to demonstrate a prototype weapon by 2023. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 3, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2020ShareIsraeli, Serbian, And Swedish Self-Propelled Howitzers Are Headed To A U.S. Army Shoot-OffThe Army wants a new mobile 155mm howitzer to arm its brigades equipped with Stryker wheeled armored vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2020ShareMarines To Radically Remodel Force, Cutting Tanks, Howitzers In Favor Of Drones, MissilesThe Marine Corps says the ambitious shift toward smaller units, distributed operations, and unmanned capabilities is essential to staying relevant. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareF-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The FutureWith new faster, longer-range weapons, artillery units will provide tactical aircraft an unlimited magazine for which to kick down the enemy’s door. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareMarines “Burned Out” Two Howitzer Barrels During the Raqqa OffensiveNew details highlight how important traditional artillery has been in the fighting against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareMarine Corps Is Finished With Its Long-Troubled Lightweight 120mm Mortar SystemsAfter decades of issues with the weapons, particularly with the small trucks that haul them around, the Marines will put their resources elsewhere. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUS Army Eyes Replacing Its 105mm and 155mm Towed Howitzers With One New CannonThe service wants more mobile and portable weapons for its light infantry and Stryker units that are still powerful and accurate. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe USAF Still Can’t Get The New AC-130J Ghostrider’s 30mm Cannon To Work ReliablyA new Pentagon report says that gun routinely fails and that the plane’s basic design also causes the 105mm shells on board to fall apart. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Marines Want Pint-Sized Rocket Artillery They can Carry in an MV-22 OspreyA senior Marine general is looking for a weapon akin to the popular HIMARS, but on a vehicle smaller than a Humvee. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2019ShareU.S. Army Trains To Fire Howitzers From Landing Craft For The First Time In DecadesThe combination offers flexible fire support for amphibious and other littoral operations, which could be valuable for future missions in the Pacific. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 8, 2019ShareU.S. Navy Destroyer Fired Off Advanced Hyper Velocity Projectiles During 2018 ExerciseThe new rounds dramatically expand the ability of the guns on these ships and other platforms to engage surface targets and air and missile threats. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareArmy Tests Low-Recoil 155mm Howitzer Small Enough To Fit On The Back Of A TruckA new mobile howitzer would give the service’s light, rapidly deployable units an important, organic boost in stand-off firepower. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2018ShareArmy’s New Huge Barrel Packing 155mm Howitzer Doubles Range To 40 Miles In TestsNow the service already wants to double that range and get the guns hitting targets out to 80 miles. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018ShareIt Looks Meant For A Ship But This Big Armored Turret Can Turn Trucks Into Heavy ArtilleryIt only needs a crew of two to operate it and it can fire any standard ammunition, offering a cost-effective conversion for countries big and small. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022ShareAC-130 Gunships Are Finally Getting A New 105mm HowitzerThe AC-130’s biggest gun is getting a makeover to make it more capable and reliable than its 1960s-era predecessor. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 4, 2021ShareLong In Development Hypervelocity Rounds For Navy Railguns And Deck Guns Killed Off In BudgetThe Navy and other services had hoped to be able to fire hypervelocity projectiles from various guns at a range of surface and aerial threats. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 4, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 3, 2021ShareArmy’s 1,000 Mile Range Supergun Set To See Its Budget SlashedThe Army’s Strategic Long Range Cannon program had been planning to demonstrate a prototype weapon by 2023. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 3, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2020ShareIsraeli, Serbian, And Swedish Self-Propelled Howitzers Are Headed To A U.S. Army Shoot-OffThe Army wants a new mobile 155mm howitzer to arm its brigades equipped with Stryker wheeled armored vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2020ShareMarines To Radically Remodel Force, Cutting Tanks, Howitzers In Favor Of Drones, MissilesThe Marine Corps says the ambitious shift toward smaller units, distributed operations, and unmanned capabilities is essential to staying relevant. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareF-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The FutureWith new faster, longer-range weapons, artillery units will provide tactical aircraft an unlimited magazine for which to kick down the enemy’s door. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareMarines “Burned Out” Two Howitzer Barrels During the Raqqa OffensiveNew details highlight how important traditional artillery has been in the fighting against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareMarine Corps Is Finished With Its Long-Troubled Lightweight 120mm Mortar SystemsAfter decades of issues with the weapons, particularly with the small trucks that haul them around, the Marines will put their resources elsewhere. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUS Army Eyes Replacing Its 105mm and 155mm Towed Howitzers With One New CannonThe service wants more mobile and portable weapons for its light infantry and Stryker units that are still powerful and accurate. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe USAF Still Can’t Get The New AC-130J Ghostrider’s 30mm Cannon To Work ReliablyA new Pentagon report says that gun routinely fails and that the plane’s basic design also causes the 105mm shells on board to fall apart. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Marines Want Pint-Sized Rocket Artillery They can Carry in an MV-22 OspreyA senior Marine general is looking for a weapon akin to the popular HIMARS, but on a vehicle smaller than a Humvee. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2019ShareU.S. Army Trains To Fire Howitzers From Landing Craft For The First Time In DecadesThe combination offers flexible fire support for amphibious and other littoral operations, which could be valuable for future missions in the Pacific. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 8, 2019ShareU.S. Navy Destroyer Fired Off Advanced Hyper Velocity Projectiles During 2018 ExerciseThe new rounds dramatically expand the ability of the guns on these ships and other platforms to engage surface targets and air and missile threats. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareArmy Tests Low-Recoil 155mm Howitzer Small Enough To Fit On The Back Of A TruckA new mobile howitzer would give the service’s light, rapidly deployable units an important, organic boost in stand-off firepower. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2018ShareArmy’s New Huge Barrel Packing 155mm Howitzer Doubles Range To 40 Miles In TestsNow the service already wants to double that range and get the guns hitting targets out to 80 miles. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018ShareIt Looks Meant For A Ship But This Big Armored Turret Can Turn Trucks Into Heavy ArtilleryIt only needs a crew of two to operate it and it can fire any standard ammunition, offering a cost-effective conversion for countries big and small. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018Share
