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Army Plans To Demonstrate New Extended Range Fires Capabilities In 2018

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Army Plans To Demonstrate New Extended Range Fires Capabilities In 2018
The newly modified M777A2 howitzer has the potential to double the system's current artillery range. The work is being done under the Army's ERCA science and technology effort. Photo: U.S. Army

Faced with modernized capabilities from potential adversaries, the Army has accelerated development efforts in its long-range fires and plans to demonstrate new capabilities in cannon and projectiles in fiscal year 2018 that are being developed to extend the range and accuracy of current long-range artillery platforms and munitions, a service official said on Monday.The Army has provided additional resources and help to accelerate these emerging capabilities by five years, Col. Rich Hornstein, the military deputy at the Army’s Armament Research,…

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