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Nearly every upgrade is hitting this armored brigade
This Fort Stewart brigade has added new or upgraded vehicles and systems across the fleet in only a few months.
By Todd South
A potential mobile artillery dynamic duo for the Army: ‘Hawkeye’ and ‘Brutus’
Recent Army artillery testing could give the fires community its first-ever ability to airlift self-propelled artillery in both small and large packages.
By Todd South
From Paladin upgrades to a 1,000-mile cannon, Army artillery aims high — er, farther
After two decades of counterinsurgency warfare, the Army is beefing up its investments in artillery, once a core part of America’s ground force.
This combo of artillery and missile tech could solve the military’s extended range problems
Testing is expected to begin next year and operational readiness could happen as soon as 2023.
By Todd South
Infantry units need more mobile light artillery to counter Russian capabilities
The Army is experimenting with a vehicle-mounted 105mm Howitzer to put more moveable firepower in infantry brigades.
By Todd South
US Army to demo precision strike, hypersonics, ramjet capabilities in just a few years
The Army could see demonstrations of hypersonics and ramjet technology to get longer ranges for its precision-strike capability as early as 2019, according to the Long-Range Precision Fires modernization team lead.
By Jen Judson
Precision kits will help Army artillery rounds hit targets without GPS
A new contract aims to meet the Army's goals of greater range, accuracy and lethality for its long-range fires.
By Todd South
The Army’s Paladin howitzers could get their first major upgrade in years
Soldiers are test-firing an upgraded Paladin artillery system, the first major change to the weapon system since it was fielded in the mid-1990s.
By Todd South