North Carolina National Guard has announced that the 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FA), 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) conducted an artillery live-fire exercise with the newly fielded M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer System at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 20-21, 2021. The 30th ABCT was the first National Guard brigade to receive the […]

North Carolina National Guard has announced that its Soldiers start fielding the newest configuration of Paladin self-propelled howitzer. The National Guard press release said that Soldiers began trained on the new M109A7 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer System at Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Bragg on March 17. Experts from Program Manager Self-Propelled Howitzers Systems […]

The U.S. Army is ramping up production of its new M109A7 Paladin self-propelled howitzer while providing increased commonality within the U.S. Army Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT). The M109A7 is the latest howitzer in the BAE Systems M109 family of vehicles, the primary indirect fire support system for the ABCTs. According to a tweet from […]

The U.S. Army has released a request for a proposal to add additional option years (FY21-FY23) to contract for the M109A7 Paladin artillery systems and M992A3 ammunition carriers. The Army Contracting Command at Detroit Arsenal posted a notice on the U.S. government’s main contracting website, asking for information from contractors about their ability to produce […]

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The U.S. Army has fielded its next-generation artillery system being manufactured by BAE Systems to GREYWOLF brigade. On Monday, the 1st Cavalry Division tweet said that the GREYWOLF brigade has received Paladin M109A7 Artillery Systems, the latest howitzers in the BAE Systems M109 family. “Say hello to the M109A7 Paladin, and the most recent addition […]