M109A6/7 Paladin – The Defense Post

Mar- 2026 -

17 March

Land

M109 Howitzer: The Mobile Firepower Backbone of Modern Artillery

This M109 howitzer guide breaks down how this combat-proven system continues to provide versatile, long-range artillery support across global battlefields.

Mar- 2025 -

27 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

Leonardo Wins Weapons Control System Deal for US Army Paladin Howitzer

Leonardo DRS has secured a contract to prototype a new weapons control system for the US Army’s M109A7 Paladin self-propelled howitzers.

Jul- 2024 -

11 July

Americas

A crew with 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division take to the firing line during an eight-day long exercise to validate themselves on the Army’s most up to date version of the Paladin self-propelled howitzer system, the M109A7, Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 19, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Calab Franklin, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Orders More Howitzer, Ammo Support Vehicles for Army

The US has awarded BAE Systems a $579.3-million contract to supply the army with howitzers and field artillery support vehicles.

Apr- 2024 -

1 April

Americas

Juster Domingo

BAE Systems Signs M109 Howitzer Service Contract With US Army

BAE Systems has signed a $318-million contract with the US Army to provide technical and sustainment support for its M109A6 and A7 howitzers.

Nov- 2023 -

2 November

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Seeks AI-Guided Anti-Armor Artillery Round

The US Army is identifying potential producers of a new 155mm artillery shell that can home in on an armored vehicle even in a GPS-denied environment.