BAE Systems partners with U.S. Army to advance M109 Paladin platform

BAE Systems (BAESY) announced that it has partnered with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center to advance the M109-52 Self-Propelled Howitzer prototype. The Cooperative Research and Development Agreement ensures further development to provide options that enhance long range fires, enhance technology and improve artillery systems soldiers are using in operations today, BAE said. “We are working with DEVCOM-AC to continue modernizing the U.S. Army’s long-range precision fires needs,” said Dan Furber, artillery product line director for BAE Systems’ Combat Mission Systems business. “We’re bringing together battle-proven systems with mature technologies to secure a significant leap forward in capability at a much lower cost – that’s the power in partnership.” The CRADA builds upon previous work and testing performed independently by both BAE Systems and DEVCOM-AC to create a faster development pathway for new artillery capabilities and lethality upgrades to the M109A7 Paladin.