The M109 is an American 155 mm turreted self-propelled howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s to replace the M44 and M52. It has been upgraded a number of times, most recently to the M109A7.

The widely used M109 carries a 155-mm howitzer and is the principal self-propelled artillery support for U.S. Army divisions. It is a large tracked vehicle with a fully traversable turret and...

Feb 28, 2020 · Paladin M109A6 is a cannon artillery system with self-propelled howitzer (SPH) developed by the ground system division of United Defense LP (now BAE Systems Land and Armaments) and manufactured at the Paladin Production Operation centre …

Apr 21, 2020 · Intended to replace all M114 towed 155 mm howitzers, the M109 was born from a 1952 Army requirement for a self-propelled howitzer capable of rapid mobility to keep up with armored and mechanized units. It entered production in 1962.

Apr 22, 2024 · Paladin M109A7 is a next-generation artillery system manufactured by BAE Systems for the US Army. Credit: US Army, Yuma Proving Ground. The Paladin PIM vehicle is …

The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today's M109A6 Paladin. The M109 family is the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions.

Design The M109A1 is a modernized Vietnam era M109. The main improvement being the much longer 39-caliber 155mm howitzer. This has a longer effective range than the older 23-caliber howitzer, and can fire an expanded family of shells. The chassis and turret remain mostly similar.

Oct 11, 2023 · BAE Systems test-fired 155-millimeter projectiles from an M109-52 self-propelled howitzer. The M109A7 platform proved its compatibility with the Rheinmetall L52 155mm, 52 …

The M109 is a self-propelled, semi-mobile, tracked and armored Howitzer Artillery Unit with a 155mm cannon, that was introduced into service in 1963. There have been over 7,700 units produced and are still active in service with over 40 countries and is in current production with deliveries scheduled through 2018 to the U.S. Army.

Above: The Spearhead M-109A2 Howitzer had nuclear capability in the late 1970's and 1980's when W-48 shells were under direct 3AD control (i.e., no longer limited to special V Corps artillery units). The W-48, a linear implosion plutonium weapon, had a yield of less that 0.1 kiloton.