Army to test first ERCA prototype soon

By Ashley Tressel / October 15, 2019 at 2:52 PM
The first Extended Range Cannon Artillery prototype is going through final assembly at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, and the Army expects to test it in the next 30 days. Brig. Gen. John Rafferty, long-range precision fires cross-functional team director, told reporters at the Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting today the prototype will arrive soon at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ, for testing with Army Test and Evaluation Command. That event will also include early qualification of the ammunition to be...

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