Artillery Systems - EMD
Abstract
This program element encompasses engineering and manufacturing development for artillery weapons systems. Project HB6 supports the mobile howitzer program. The Mobile 155mm Howitzer is a Self-Propelled, 155mm Wheeled Howitzer that provides lethal, proactive counter-fire essential for the survivability of the maneuver formations and other close support fires as required. The Mobile Howitzer improves the Field Artillery Battalion's ability to maintain pace with its supporting maneuver formations and survive against responsive, counter-fire from near-peer threats with rapid displacement and emplacement times. The mobile howitzer will improve tactical mobility and system survivability compared to existing towed howitzer systems. Development efforts, prototyping and evaluations will focus on attributes such as improved emplacement and displacement times, driving speed, and crew protection capabilities, all without sacrificing lethality versus existing towed howitzer systems. Program activities in FY 2021 will be focused on evaluation of multiple vendor mobile howitzer systems at United States proving grounds against system requirements. Evaluation will include safety testing, US ammunition compatibility testing, and assessment of mobility, survivability and transportability. Project Paladin/FAASV to modernize the M109 Family of Vehicles (FoV) to improve performance and address expected changes in the operational profile. The M109 FoV is an indirect fire weapon system with the ability of delivering accurate, long range, lethal and non-lethal cannon fires in support of both Combined Arms Maneuver (CAM) and Wide Area Security (WAS) operations. The M109 FoV can be employed within any Brigade Combat Team formation to neutralize, suppress, or destroy enemy forces, while providing protected transport of a field artillery howitzer section on the modern battlefield. Funding also supports work being completed at the Watervliet Arsenal (WVA) in Watervliet, NY. This effort will include system usage and optimization studies, simulations, development engineering, prototype development and validation for incremental upgrades on the M109 FoVs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 0604854A_5_2040_PB_2024
- Change Summary Explanation
- Decreased funding to support higher Army priorities.
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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