{"id":15689,"date":"2019-07-15T18:56:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T18:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/15\/bae-gets-green-light-to-build-us-army-extended-range-cannon-prototype\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:30:18","slug":"bae-gets-green-light-to-build-us-army-extended-range-cannon-prototype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2019\/07\/15\/bae-gets-green-light-to-build-us-army-extended-range-cannon-prototype\/","title":{"rendered":"BAE gets green light to help build extended-range cannon prototype for US Army"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Update &#8211; This story has been updated to further clarify that BAE will integrate the cannon onto the M109A7 howitzer and is not responsible for building the cannon.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2019\/06\/10\/major-combat-vehicle-player-wont-participate-in-us-armys-optionally-manned-fighting-vehicle-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\">BAE Systems<\/a> has been given the go-ahead to integrate the various parts that will make up the U.S. Army\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2018\/10\/07\/from-paladin-upgrades-to-a-1000-mile-cannon-army-artillery-aims-high-er-farther\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Extended Range Cannon Artillery <\/a>prototype through a $45 million contract award, according to a July 15 company statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the Army\u2019s program, BAE will increase the range and the rate of fire on the current and future M109A7 self-propelled howitzers \u2014 otherwise known as Paladin Integrated Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ERCA program is one of the Army\u2019s near-term efforts within its No. 1 modernization priority \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/03\/20\/army-to-demonstrate-precision-strike-hypersonics-and-ramjet-capabilities-in-just-a-few-years\/\" target=\"_blank\">long-range precision fires<\/a> \u2014 as adversaries have developed their own cannon artillery that out-ranges American capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/commentary\/2019\/01\/31\/restoring-the-king-of-battle-army-artillery-to-its-throne\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4895758.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army artillery: Restoring the king of battle to its throne<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">What has changed over the past several decades is the capability of army fires, artillery and rockets vis-a-vis potential adversaries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service stood up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/08\/28\/can-austin-make-the-army-weird\/\" target=\"_blank\">Army Futures Command<\/a> roughly a year ago with cross-functional teams assigned to carry out the service\u2019s top six modernization priorities as a means to break free from historically sluggish procurement habits. The Long-Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team has focused heavily on extending the range of cannon artillery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAE will take the Army-developed ERCA cannon and integrate it onto an M109A7 howitzer. Efforts include development of \u2033power distribution software and hardware integration solutions,\u201d according to the company statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current 38-caliber turret will be replaced with a 58-caliber version to accommodate a 30-foot gun barrel from which the ERCA projectile will be fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program aims to extend the range of artillery \u201cwhile maintaining the weight found in current systems to minimize performance impacts to the chassis,\u201d the company statement notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAE is also under contract to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/01\/30\/bae-systems-to-develop-artillery-guidance-kits-that-work-in-gps-denied-environments\/\" target=\"_blank\">develop precision guidance kits with anti-jamming capabilities<\/a>, which is compatible with existing and new long-range rounds to include the M109 howitzer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company will work on the prototype at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, and BAE\u2019s facilities in York, Pennsylvania; Sterling Heights, Michigan; and Minneapolis, Minnesota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other efforts within the ERCA program include developing an improved projectile that can reach beyond 40 kilometers in range. The Army is developing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/eurosatory\/2018\/06\/14\/nammo-rolls-out-its-extreme-range-artillery\/\" target=_blank>XM113 rocket-assisted projectile<\/a> to answer that call, which could end up in soldiers\u2019 hands in less than a few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2019\/07\/08\/us-army-asks-to-shift-dollars-to-cover-long-range-cannon-munition-demo\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ERCA.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span 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