M777 howitzer – The Defense Post

Apr- 2026 -

6 April

BAE Lands $145M US Army Deal to Boost M777 Barrel Production

The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a $145.83-million contract for the production of 155mm M776 cannon tubes in support of the M777A2 howitzer.

2 April

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

Hanwha Proposes K9 Howitzer for US Army Mobile Tactical Cannon Program

Hanwha Defense USA has confirmed the K9 mobile howitzer as its proposed testbed system for the US Army’s Mobile Tactical Cannon program.

Mar- 2026 -

3 March

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Lockheed Demos NGC2 Prototype for US Army

A Lockheed Martin-led consortium has demonstrated the sensor-to-shooter capability of an advanced command-and-control system for the US Army during a live-fire exercise at Lightning Surge 2.

Apr- 2025 -

17 April

Americas

Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire an M777 Howitzer during a fire mission in northern Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Revives M777 Howitzer Production With $162M BAE Contract

The US Army has contracted BAE Systems to produce M777 major lightweight howitzer structures for $162 million.

Jan- 2024 -

5 January

Americas

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Cobra Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct a direct fire exercise with M777 Howitzers, Grafenwoehr Training Area in Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 04 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Kevin Sterling Payne)

Rojoef Manuel

BAE to Deliver M777 Howitzer Bases for US Army

BAE Systems has secured a contract to deliver major structures for the M777 lightweight howitzer to the US Army.

Sep- 2023 -

13 September

Europe

Joe Saballa

Ukraine Developing Fake Howitzers to Trick Russia

Ukraine is developing replicas of Western weapons and equipment to trick Russia into wasting their expensive assets targeting them.

Jul- 2023 -

4 July

Arms

The South Korean K9 Thunder conducting test firing at a testing facility in South Korea.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia Tests Future AS9 Huntsman Self-Propelled Howitzer

The Australian Army has conducted a live-fire test of the AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer in South Korea.

Oct- 2022 -

24 October

Arms

Alie Peter Neil Galeon

India to Domestically Produce Titanium Castings for BAE M777 Howitzers

BAE Systems has inked a deal with Indian PTC Industries for the indigenous manufacture of titanium castings for the 155mm M777 Ultra Lightweight Howitzer.

12 October

Arms