Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Business Insider recently traveled to Fort Sill, Oklahoma and saw US Army soldiers training on artillery. Our reporter witnessed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A US general said the "future is not bright for towed artillery," weapons like the M777 howitzer. Gen. Rainey cited the need for ...

The American M777 howitzer was never designed for the drone-filled battlefields of Ukraine. Russian reconnaissance drones and ...

Summary and What You Need to Know: The M777 Howitzer, a lightweight yet powerful artillery system, has proven vital on the Ukrainian battlefield and could play a crucial role in Taiwan’s defense ...

It made its combat debut in the War in Afghanistan. With a weight of 4,200 kg (9,300 lb), the M777 is 41% lighter than the 7,154 kg (15,772 lb) M198 howitzer it replaces. Much of the weight reduction ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The US Army has signed a contract with a British defense company to restart production of M777 ...

Ukrainian artillerymen fire an M777 howitzer toward Russian positions on the front line of eastern Ukraine on Nov. 23, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of the country. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty ...

January 26, 2024: Ukrainian forces have received about 170 M777 155mm howitzers and want more because those have been so effective. The Russians agree and concentrate on finding and destroying M777s ...

The U.S. Army is resurrecting production for the M777 howitzer after its heavy use by Ukraine brought new demand for a big gun whose most recent order was five years ago. The M777’s production ...

On Thursday, British defense company BAE Systems PLC BAESY announced signing an agreement with the U.S. Army for M777 lightweight howitzer major structures under an Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) ...