The US Army has long known that it has artillery shortcomings that need to be addressed. As it readies for possible future large-scale combat operations, the Army is looking to plug these gaps.

WASHINGTON — The Army’s artillery production doubled in the last year with the service currently producing 28,000 155-millimeter howitzer rounds a month. The dramatic uptick comes as the Army ...

The Army is focused on acquiring new longer-range artillery shells. It previously canceled both an extended-range artillery prototype and a strategic cannon project. The service is hoping it can ...

The Army’s newest long-range artillery shell has successfully nailed targets at “more than double the range” of the service’s existing precision-guided munitions, according to the primary ...

Among its assets are a number of artillery systems, including mortars carried by soldiers and massive shells fired by tracked and armored vehicles. The maximum effective range of these weapons ...

The autoloader for the Extended Range Canon Artillery is intended to speed up the rate of fire for greater lethality. (U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — Decisions on the way forward for one of the U.S ...

At the same time, the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System is another long-range artillery weapon used extensively by U.S. Armed Forces. This system, which can fire a variety of missile types up to ...