US Army tests XM1113ER projectile for its Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA)

General Dynamics’ Innovative Rocket-Assisted Projectile Exceeds 70-Kilometer Milestone Range in Demonstration.

Designed for the U.S. Army’s future Extended Range Cannon Artillery system, XM1210 (XM1113ER). It was showcased at the General Dynamics-OTS exhibit for the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA) annual conference Oct. 11-13 in Washington D.C.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) successfully tested four XM1210 (XM1113ER) High Explosive Rocket-Assisted Projectiles that demonstrated a range capability in excess of 70 kilometers for the Army’s future Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) system.

The key milestone was achieved Oct. 2 at the Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. The XM1210 (XM1113ER) projectile is a critical component of the Army’s Long-Range Precision Fires modernization program that aims to create windows of opportunity for the joint force to penetrate an enemy’s anti-access, area denial (A2AD) network.

The ERCA system during the M982A1 Excalibur round test-fire. Details on the link - U.S. Army’s ERCA Cannon Shoots M982 Excalibur Rounds to 70 km in Latest Demo

“Having the ability to reliably deliver mass fires at extended ranges with precision will revolutionize the modern battlefield, so we’re thrilled the XM1210 (XM1113ER) is meeting the Army’s requirements,” said Jason Gaines, vice president and general manager, General Dynamics-OTS Munition Systems. “It’s an honor for our team to work side-by-side with our U.S. government customers and industry partners to further our mission of delivering lethal and precise capability at 70 kilometers by 2023.”

The XM1210 (XM1113ER) uses cutting-edge technology to extend the range of a 155mm artillery round. The innovative munition combines guidance capability with warhead lethality to form a more affordable solution for the Army’s ERCA system. Providing a range of more than 40 kilometers from a 39-caliber cannon and more than 70 kilometers from a 58-caliber cannon, the projectile improves protection for the artillery warfighter by increasing stand-off distance from enemy fire.

Army demonstrates ERCA autoloader at Picatinny Arsenal

In this photo, the Army Vice Chief of Staff, Gen. Joseph M. Martin, observes the second demonstration of the Extended Range Canon Artillery.

The autoloader for the XM-1299 Extended Range Canon Artillery is intended to speed up the rate of fire for greater lethality.

 

Some more pictures of Chinese new 155mm SPH

Some more pictures of Chinese new 155mm SPH. A different chassis with seven road wheels on each side. Different turret geometry from the PLZ-05.

Previously we reported about this SPH New Chinese 155mm SPH

70 kilometer precision-guided artillery shot at U.S. Army YPG (video)

The first successful test of a 70 km (43 miles) shot with a precision-guided munition took place on December 19, 2020 at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground.

Courtesy Video U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground

The live fire demonstration used the Excalibur projectile and was the culmination of a campaign of learning on multiple systems.

In this test, the Army took three shots. The first shot came up short due to very high head winds at a high altitude and the second shot had a hardware failure, but the third shot proved that the service is getting closer to dialing in on the right balance between propellant, projectile design and other factors that play into achieving greater distances, Rafferty said.

“This demonstration is not a destination,” Col. Tony Gibbs, the Army’s program manager for combat artillery system, told reporters. “This is really just a waypoint in our ongoing campaign of learning as we work to really realign U.S. supremacy in cannon artillery. It’s definitely a big knowledge point for us today.”

Each munition fired during Saturday’s event had slight design differences to address how best to design and prepare the round to absorb the high-pressure and force of being fired at 1,000 meters per second from a gun tube of ERCA’s caliber, Rafferty said.

“What was consistent was the propellant configuration,” he added. “So we got that propellant configuration, I think dialed in really close down, which is great.”

The first shot, due to the winds, fell short by roughly 100 meters, which, Rafferty said, sounds like a lot, but is closer when considering when the munition has to travel 70,000 meters. The Army knew the first shot would come up short due to wind, but wanted to take it anyway in order to learn from it.

The second shot, the Army had modified the hardware configuration and experience a hardware failure, Gibbs confirmed. Specifically, the Army added an isolator for the inertial measurement unit, which is essentially a shock absorber to counter the pressure spike in the chamber.

US Army used as target the Transporting-loading vehicle 2T7M of Kub-M1 SAM system

Israeli, Serbian, And Swedish Self-Propelled Howitzers Are participate To the U.S. Army new Howitzer Competition

Self-propelled howitzer designs from Israel, Serbia, and Sweden, as well as American models, will take part in a U.S. Army shoot-off at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona early next year. The service is looking for new mobile artillery piece for its brigades equipped with Stryker wheeled armored vehicles, which are presently equipped with towed 155mm M777 howitzers.

The Army wants a wheeled howitzer that can keep up with its Stryker units, so the Israeli firm is shipping its 8x8 ATMOS gun to Yuma, where it’ll fire “hundreds of rounds.”

US Army soldiers will get to fire their Israeli counterparts’ newest howitzer early next year, when the Elbit ATMOS participates in a shoot off alongside rival guns. The weapon is already in service with the Israeli Defense Force and other nations; this will be its American debut.

All the competitors are 155mm howitzers mounted on trucks – typically six or eight-wheeled – and it’s an increasingly crowded field. While the Army isn’t announcing which companies have won contracts to come to the shoot off, there are reports of at least three other Army-approved competitors:

• AM General, maker of the iconic Humvee, is offering the Brutus, boasting a unique recoil-reduction system (built by Mandus Group) that lets them mount the gun on a relatively lightweight truck. (They already put a lighter 105mm gun on a Humvee). This is a brand-new system not in service with any army.

• BAE Systems, which builds the M2 Bradley and other heavy armored vehicles, is offering the Archer, built by its Swedish branch and already in service with the Swedish army.

• Global Military Products is offering a Serbian gun, the Yugoimport NORA. We frankly don’t know much about this one.

• And now there’s the Israeli ATMOS. Elbit, an up-and-coming company in Israel, is specifically bringing the same 8×8 configuration used by the Israeli Defense Force, nicknamed “Iron Sabre.”

Why so many foreign systems? Well, a wheeled self-propelled howitzer is something a lot of other armies use, but the US military hasn’t wanted until now. Many other nations – Russia, France, and Israel itself come to mind – rely heavily on wheeled armored fighting vehicles, which are generally much cheaper to buy and maintain than tracked ones.

The US Army’s heavy armored units, however, have long disdained wheeled armor and equipped themselves exclusively with tracked ones, even in supporting roles, because tracked machines can carry much more weight – especially armor – and move better over rough terrain. The Army is currently both modernizing its M109 Paladin howitzers and testing a next-generation Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) system, both heavy tracked machines built by BAE.

Full story - Israel’s Elbit Enters US Howitzer Shoot Off

New Chinese 155mm SPH

 A clear view of the new 155mm self-propelled howitzer. A different chassis with seven road wheels on each side. Different turret geometry from the PLZ-05 (Via SinoDefenceForum)

100 კილომეტრზე მოქმედიე ზეზუსტი ჭურვები აშშ-ს არტილერიას

სანამ სტატიას წაიკითხავთ, გთხოვთ გადახვიდეთ მითითებულ ბმულზე (ყავისფრად მონიშნული ტექსტი) და მოიწონოთ ჩვენი სამხედრო თემატიკის გევრდი - No Man's Land

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Vulcano-ს ზესუტი მართვადი ჭურვების ოჯახობა აშშ-ს და მოკავშირე ძალებს, დიდი კალიბრის ეფექტურ და იაფ თანამედროვე სისტემას სთავაზობს.

BAE Systems და Leonardo გაერთიანდნენ, რათა მყიდველს არსებულ ალტერნატივებთან შედარებით უფრო ხელმისაწვდომი, ეფექტური, დაბალი რისკის შემცველი და ზუსტად მართვადი გადაწყვეტილება შესთავაზონ.

მაღალი სიზუსტიდა და გაზრდილი სროლის მანძილის მქონე Vulcano უმეტეს სახმელეთო და საზღვაო პლატფორმებთანაა თავსებადი, მათ შორის 155 და 127 მილიმეტრიან საარტილერიო დანადგარებთან. Vulcano-ს ოჯახობა იყენებს ახლ ტექნოლოგიურ მიღწევებს, რომელიც ჭურვის კუდა და წინა ფრთასხმულობას ეფუძნება, რისი წყალობითაც მანძილისა და სიზუსტის გაზრდა  ხდება.

ახალი ჭურვები მორგებულია ისეთ საბრძოლო პლატფორმებზე, როგორებიცა Mk 51 Advanced Gun System, საზღვაო ქვემეხი Mk 45 და ჰაუბიცები M777 და M109. ჭურვები ასევე თავსებადია უკვე მწყობრში მყოფ Leonardo-ს საზღვაო ქვემეხებთან - 127/64 LW და 127 / 54C.

Vulcano-ს სროლის მანძილი სხვადასხვა პლატფორმიდან

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Vulcano Precision-Guided Munitions

ახალუ უკრაინული, 155 მილიმეტრიანი, თსდ "Богдана"

უკრაინის თავდაცვის სამინისტრომ აღლუმის რეპეტიციაზე ახალი, ავტომატიზირებული, 155 მილიმეტრიანი თვითმავალი საარტილერიო დანადგარი, "Богдана", წარადგინა. ჰაუბიცა Краз-6322-ის ბაზაზე ინტეგრირებული