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Nearly every upgrade is hitting this armored brigade
This Fort Stewart brigade has added new or upgraded vehicles and systems across the fleet in only a few months.
By Todd South
US Army takes 40-mile shots from extended-range cannon in demo
The Army's Extended Range Cannon Artillery system demonstrated it can reach targets nearly 70 kilometers out.
By Jen Judson
Half the crew, twice the firepower: How the Army looks to transform artillery
While the Army extends ranges and adds an autoloader, it also needs to figure out artillery resupply.
By Todd South
Tech’s nice, but to fire artillery’s big guns soldiers must break out maps, charts and darts
Soldiers have to go through legacy training before they see new ways of firing.
By Todd South
Plan would double artillery upgrades in Army arsenal over the next five years
Upgrades to the system will keep it shooting until 2050.
By Todd South
Army artillery testing in Arizona aimed at shooting farther
The Army is testing new ways to enable its artillery to shoot many miles farther as the U.S. military prepares for the possibility of large-scale conflict after years of focusing on counter-insurgency warfare.
3rd Cavalry Regiment soldiers are firing intense artillery missions into Syria with Iraqi, French allies
Though numbers were not released, the task force commander called the artillery fire support missions some of the most intense he'd seen.
By Todd South
This combo of artillery and missile tech could solve the military’s extended range problems
Testing is expected to begin next year and operational readiness could happen as soon as 2023.
By Todd South
Infantry units need more mobile light artillery to counter Russian capabilities
The Army is experimenting with a vehicle-mounted 105mm Howitzer to put more moveable firepower in infantry brigades.
By Todd South
US Army to demo precision strike, hypersonics, ramjet capabilities in just a few years
The Army could see demonstrations of hypersonics and ramjet technology to get longer ranges for its precision-strike capability as early as 2019, according to the Long-Range Precision Fires modernization team lead.
By Jen Judson