Army changes approach to howitzer capability demonstrations, will travel to vendor facilities

By Nickolai Sukharev / August 16, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Interested howitzer manufacturers will now host Army representatives to demonstrate the capability of their existing systems, a change from previously scheduled consolidated demonstrations hosted by the service in an effort to acquire a new self-propelled cannon. Marking the beginning of a multiyear effort to procure a commercial-off-the-shelf 155mm howitzer, the service initially intended to gather interested howitzer manufacturers starting this month for capability demonstrations at the Army Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, AZ, the first step in a program to...

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