Tag: artillery
Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) Improving the Accuracy of Artillery Fire
Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) currently under development for the US Army, is a low cost fuze sized module intended to replace the standard fuzes...
Excalibur GPS Artillery Projectile Debut in Afghanistan
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Soldiers fired the first 155mm GPS-guided Excalibur artillery round in Afghanistan Feb. 25. The Excalibur was fired using the M-777A2 155mm howitzer. The M-777...
Non Line of Sight Cannon (NLOS-C)
The primary purpose of NLOS-C is to provide responsive fires in support of the Future Combat Systems (FCS) Combined Arms Battalions (CABs) and their subordinate units...
Modernizing Fire Support at AUSA 2007
The centerpiece of the fire support systems presented at AUSA 2007, the latest upgrade of the US Army M-109A6 Paladin. Lockheed Martin unveiled the...
PzH 2000 Autonomous Self Propelled Artillery
The PzH2000 was tested recently firing the Denel V-LAP extended range ammunition over a distance of 56 km, a range traditionally covered by rocket...
Excalibur Retains High Precision at Maximum Range
The Excalibur team reports another successful test firing of the Block Ia-2 precision-guided artillery projectile. Five rounds were fired at a target over a...
India Floats Self Propelled Artillery Tenders
Last week India's Telegraph newspaper reported that the Defense Ministry of India issued two tenders for the supply of 155/52 caliber artillery systems, both...
Archer Self-Propelled 155 mm artillery gun
Archer is a self-propelled 155 mm artillery gun system based on a commercial off-the-shelf chassis - originally made for construction equipment - that is...
Artillery Ammunition at the 2006 Eurosatory Exhibition
New ammunition currently under development could extend the current effective range of artillery beyond 40 km, which was the realistic limit of conventional 39...
Fire Support Systems at the 2006 Eurosatory Exhibition
In Parallel with the growing popularity of wheeled combat vehicles is an interest in wheeled artillery, as represented at Eurosatory 2006 by the Caesar system, from...
Defexpo 2006 – Artillery Modernization in India
Several artillery modernization programs are underway in India with progress at different stages. Modification of 180 Russian made M46 guns by installation of 155mm/45 Cal barrels,...
Caesar self propelled gun
Caesar (Camion Equipe dún Syste'me dÁrtillerie) gun uses the Giat 155mm/52Cal. gun mounted on a 6x6 all terrain a vehicle, equipped with integral navigation,...
Eurosatory 2004 – Exhibition Review
New: Eurosatory 2012 preview Eurosatory 2004 is undoubtedly the most important global gathering of land and land-air defense equipment manufacturers. This year, the event attracted...
SPACIDO – Artillery Trajectory Correction System
Improvement of the accuracy of artillery fire can also be achieved by the use of course correction techniques, implementing new braking mechanisms. Such an...
