USA orders more barrel artillery

The signed contract from the beginning of July is valid under the previously concluded framework contract for the supply of upgraded self-propelled Haubic M109A7 and M992A3 ammunition trucks, the full value of which is over USD 3 billion at the moment. Again, the number of vehicles contracted by the U.S. Army Contracting Command was not given. Production works will be carried out in the plants lying in York (Pennsylvania), Aiken (South Carolina), Sterling Heights (Michigan), Anniston (Alabama) and Elgin (Oklahoma) and will be completed by the end of the year 2029. To date, the full value of orders for M109A7 and M992A3 amounted to over USD 2.5 billion. fresh cannonhaubices and ammunition trucks are created by redevelopment of earlier versions, which in the case of Paladin means changing the chassis to much more modern. US Army plans to have at least 700 specified artillery systems.