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Army Aims To Select New Extended-Range Artillery Solution For Production In FY ‘25

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, April 11th, 2024

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Army Aims To Select New Extended-Range Artillery Solution For Production In FY ‘25

Extended Range Cannon Artillery. Photo: U.S. Army

As the Army looks to begin assessing industry’s offerings for its new effort to extend the range of its cannon artillery, the service’s secretary has said the aim is to select a capability in fiscal year 2025 to take into production. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth on Wednesday detailed the new approach to getting after the requirement following the cancellation of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) future howitzer development effort, noting the service will hold a “performance demo” this summer…

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