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Army Taps BAE To Develop Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon, Hypervelocity Projectiles

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, January 3rd, 2025

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Army Taps BAE To Develop Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon, Hypervelocity Projectiles

M109A7 self-propelled howitzer

The Army has selected BAE Systems for its project to develop a new 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer-based air defense system, called the Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon (MDAC), capable of firing hypervelocity projectiles (HVP). In a notice published on Dec. 20, the Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) announced its intent to issue a sole source request for prototype proposal to BAE Systems for the MDAC effort, with an aim to deliver an initial battery of capability by the end…

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