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Official: Army Eyes ‘Very Aggressive’ Plan For New Tracked Howitzer, May Pick Winner By July 2027

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, September 10th, 2026

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Official: Army Eyes ‘Very Aggressive’ Plan For New Tracked Howitzer, May Pick Winner By July 2027

Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano, Portfolio Acquisition Executive – Fires, addresses industry partners at the recent CAML and MTC Industry Day. (U.S. Army photo)

The Army is planning a “very aggressive” effort to move out on its new tracked howitzer modernization effort in the first of half 2027, a lead official has said, with plans for competitive prototype selections around February to April and an aim to pick a winner by July. Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano, program acquisition executive for fires, told reporters the Army is interested in mature, non-developmental offerings to support the rapid Mobile Tactical Cannon-Tracked (MTC-T) timeline, a similar approach to…

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