The Robotised systems of the Koalitsiya-SV SPH

 Some interesting details about the Koalitsiya-SV SPH

Automatic Transmissions for K9, K10, Redback and K21

Courtesy of Hyunmin

 

1000HP Automatic Transmissions for K9 SPH, K10 ARV and Redback IFV

800HP Automatic Transmissions for K21 IFV

In addition, a couple of interesting shots

US Army 405th AFSB in Germany received the next-generation M109A7 SPHs and M992A3 FAASVs

These next-generation self-propelled artillery systems, now a part of the 405th AFSB's Army Prepositioned Stock-2 Program at Coleman worksite, will enhance U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s readiness and capability to support the warfighter while simultaneously promoting stability and security in the region.

The 405th Army Field Support Brigade's Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim received about three dozen next-generation M109A7 Paladin Artillery Systems and M992A3 Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicles by railhead at Coleman Barracks, March 4.

These new armored vehicles, now a part of the 405th AFSB's Army Prepositioned Stock-2 Program at Coleman worksite, will enhance U.S. Army Europe and Africa's readiness and capability to support the warfighter while simultaneously promoting stability and security in the region.

These enhanced self-propelled artillery systems offer key fire-support for a variety of combat missions conducted by the Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Teams in conventional, hybrid, irregular and counterinsurgency combat environments.

The 405th AFSB is assigned to U.S. Army Sustainment Command and under the operational control of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, USAREUR-AF. The brigade is headquartered in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and provides materiel enterprise support to U.S. Forces throughout Europe and Africa – providing theater sustainment logistics; synchronizing acquisition, logistics and technology; and leveraging the U.S. Army Materiel Command materiel enterprise to support joint forces.

A high-resolution image of the PLA's new 155mm SPH

A high-resolution image of the PLA's new 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

More pics - Some more pictures of Chinese new 155mm SPH

 

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

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)

The Czech Dana-M2 SPHs are already being manufactured for Ukraine

According to the Ukrainian State Company "Ukrspetsexport" the Czech "Excalibur Army spol. s.r.o." already started producing Dana-M2 SPH for Ukraine.

Ukraine awards contract to Czech company for 26 DANA M2 howitzers. Under the contract, valued at more than $40 million, Ukraine will receive upgraded 152 mm self-propelled artillery and the DN1CZ Extended Range Round (Maximum effective range 25,500 m).

The modernized DANA M2 self-propelled gun howitzer is characterized by a higher speed in taking up and leaving the firing position, as well as excellent hard terrain crossability. DANA M2 is equipped with a powerful Fire Control System (FCS). The newly implemented automatic guiding system allows fast and fully-automatic weapon adjustment into fire position. Thanks to the new more resistant cabin and the NBC filtration system the DANA M2 provides the crew with the highest level of commfort and protection.