In a signal of strong congressional support, lawmakers are backing the Army's high-priority project to develop a new cannon for its self-propelled artillery fleet -- a key part of the service's goal to improve its long-range precision fires portfolio. Three of the four congressional committees that oversee the Pentagon's budget have moved to increase the Army's fiscal year 2019 request for the Extended Range Cannon Artillery advanced technology development project by $20 million. On June 18, the Senate approved its...
