
The Army has officially ended development of its Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) future howitzer system and is pivoting to a new approach that will look to consider industry’s existing capabilities, with plans to assess potential offerings this summer. Army officials told reporters during the service’s rollout of its fiscal year 2025 budget request that the decision to end ERCA was informed by its “exhaustive” tactical fires study, which also reaffirmed a need to continue pursuing the long-range artillery requirement.…