WASHINGTON (Defensenews): The U.S. Army is nearing the selection of an existing Field Artillery Battalion that will get the first set of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) system, according to Brig. Gen. John Rafferty, who is in charge of the service's Long-Range Precision Fires modernization efforts. Fielding will take place in 2023, but the […]
Get a quoteMay 10, 2021 · The Army will create new field artillery battalions in its heavy divisions, armed with the new Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) armored howitzer. It's …
Get a quoteOct 14, 2019 · Photo: Army. Adding an autoloader to the Army's extended-range cannon will be no easy task, according to service officials. Long-range precision fires is the Army's top modernization priority as it looks to increase its lethality on the battlefield and avoid being outgunned by peer adversaries.
Get a quoteJan 22, 2021 · The Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) program was designed to produce a self-propelled howitzer system with longer range and rate of fire compared to the existing M109A7. The Army is also working on an autoloader for the service's future Extended-Range Cannon Artillery program and plans to field it by 2024.
Get a quoteJun 19, 2014 · HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army is developing an extended-range cannon artillery system and will start building prototypes by the end of the year, according to the head of the services Long-Range Precision Fires modernization program. But beyond the first iteration, the service plans to add an autoloader starting in 2024, Col. John Rafferty explained.
Get a quoteWASHINGTON (Defensenews): The U.S. Army is nearing the selection of an existing Field Artillery Battalion that will get the first set of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) system, according to Brig. Gen. John Rafferty, who is in charge of the service's Long-Range Precision Fires modernization efforts. Fielding will take place in 2023, but the […]
Get a quoteDec 16, 2020 · Picatinny's Extended Range Cannon Artillery autoloader team begins testing A familiar fixture in battle, mortar systems keep pace with technology If you have information that may be of interest to U.S. Army Counterintelligence, …
Get a quoteJul 17, 2019 · The Army program, called Extended Range Cannon Artillery, has been developing for several years; it is now entering a new phase through an …
Get a quoteMay 10, 2021 · The Army will create new field artillery battalions in its heavy divisions, armed with the new Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) armored howitzer. It's …
Get a quoteOct 07, 2020 · Rapid Fire: US Army eyeing revamped ERCA autoloader and alternative solutions. by Ashley Roque. The US Army is on the hunt for alternative ways to increase its new Extended Range Cannon Artillery
Get a quoteMar 06, 2020 · Army to Demo High-Tech Autoloader for New Extended-Range Howitzer Extended Range Cannon Artillery, or ERCA, will be an improvement to the latest version of the Paladin self-propelled howitzer that
Get a quoteJul 26, 2019 · Half the crew, twice the firepower: How the Army looks to transform artillery. An M109 Paladin crew with 2nd Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery Brigade fires a …
Get a quoteUS Army opting for 23-round autoloader for ERCA
Get a quoteJan 17, 2020 · The Army also is looking to add a precision guidance kit to its longer-range munitions to improve the accuracy of each round fired. …
Get a quoteAug 15, 2019 · Rome wasn't built in a day… but they were laying bricks every hour. This statement rings particularly true in the case of the work being done for …
Get a quoteMar 06, 2020 · Army to Demo High-Tech Autoloader for New Extended-Range Howitzer. Extended Range Cannon Artillery, or ERCA, will be an improvement to the latest version of the Paladin self-propelled howitzer
Get a quoteJul 18, 2019 · The Army is examining options to add an autoloader to the extended-range cannon artillery system, according to the director of the long-range precision fires cross-functional team. The extended long-range cannon, or ERCA, is designed to extend the range of the Paladin self-propelled howitzers to 70 kilometers, which is double its current capability.
Get a quoteExtended-range cannon to get autoloader within five years
Get a quoteJan 14, 2019 · The venue, with more than 100 Army personnel, is to identify novel solutions to benefit the Army's modernization priorities. For example, the lab is kicking off a major effort this week to discover out-of-the-box solutions for an autoloader for its Extended Range Cannon Artillery system in development under its top priority — Long Range
Get a quoteMar 11, 2020 · The Army is 'making artillery great again'. The Army completed its test of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery system (ERCA), hitting a target over 40 miles away. YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz
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