Army plans OTAs for wheeled 155 mm howitzer development

By Ethan Sterenfeld / October 11, 2021 at 9:15 AM
The Army intends to award other transaction agreements for the prototyping of a next-generation 155 mm truck-mounted mobile howitzer that fills the role of the M777 towed howitzer, according to a pair of Oct. 7 notices from the Army’s program office for towed artillery systems. One of the OTAs will be for the potential future howitzer’s armament, which the winning company would have to integrate with the Army’s truck, digital fire control system and Next Generation Cannon, according to the...

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