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Army Moving Ahead With Future Howitzer Search, Plans Demos With TiC 2.0 Brigades

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

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Army Moving Ahead With Future Howitzer Search, Plans Demos With TiC 2.0 Brigades

BAE Systems' Archer 155mm mobile howitzer. Photo: BAE Systems.

After a period of uncertainty on next steps for the program, the Army is moving ahead with its search for a future howitzer and plans to “rapidly conduct soldier experimentation” with industry’s mobile tactical cannon solutions. In a new Request for Information (RFI) notice, the Army has said it intends to provide self-propelled howitzer solutions for testing as part of the Transforming in Contact (TiC) 2.0 rapid fielding initiative. “The United States Army remains committed to modernizing its field artillery…

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