Indirect Fires Modernization Project - C3/M777 Replacement

[Retired AF Guy]

For €1.2 Billion, Germany Confirms the Purchase of Its First 84 RCH 155 Wheeled Self-Propelled Howitzers

As part of a plan to strengthen and modernize its artillery capabilities, Germany has confirmed the purchase of its first 84 RCH 155 wheeled

www.zona-militar.com

The Germans are paying 1.2 BEURO for 84 RCH155s. That corresponds to our stated IFM plan for 80 to 98 SP 155s (5 or 6 Regiments)

That's about 2 BCAD for 84 or 20 to 25 MCAD apiece.

Sounds about right. According to Wikipedia a RCH-155 costs €14.3 MEURO each (2025 estimate). That works out to $23 MCDN.

 

[quadrapiper]

Canada --- not so much. The "9 months of winter and 3 months of hard sledding" rule still applies.

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And IIRC some of those red lines (ignoring the ones that are actually ferries) aren't anything to write home about.

 

[suffolkowner]

And IIRC some of those red lines (ignoring the ones that are actually ferries) aren't anything to write home about.

even if the roads are good they can be a pain in the ass. Were driving home yesterday in 4wd with the wipers through snow drifts

 

[FJAG]

An interesting article on the build up of the 2 MDTF in Germany.

US Army launches artillery battalion focused on Europe deterrence

The U.S. Army this fall activated an artillery battalion in New York that is intended to give commanders in Europe new options for long-range strikes.

www.defensenews.com

More on the Mid-range Capability System here.

https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/PDF/IF12135/IF12135.28.pdf

 

[Kirkhill]

An interesting article on the build up of the 2 MDTF in Germany.



More on the Mid-range Capability System here.

Army issues RFIs for Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher program

The Army’s new portfolio acquisition executive for fires issued RFIs to industry as it looks to advance the Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML) initiative.

defensescoop.com

Three RFIs issued back on Dec 1 for delivery in 12 to 18 months

RFI I - an autonomous PLS truck

“The scope of this effort is to design, build, test and deliver: 1) a CAML autonomous mobility platform, 2) a convoy leader vehicle capable of leading more than two CAML autonomous mobility platforms, and 3) a vehicle autonomy command and control (C2) system, all within 12-18 months,”

“autonomous mobility platform” that could function in three different modes: convoy mode for following a crewed vehicle, waypoint following mode, and a more manual “optionally piloted” mode.

Officials are keen on commercial and “near-commercial” solutions, noting in the RFI that the CAML platforms aren’t required to be standard Army-inventory vehicles.

For the CAML initiative, the service wants uncrewed vehicles that can support 40,000 to 60,000-pound palletized payloads without trailers.

“CAML autonomous mobility platforms will be designed with a reload architecture that will autonomously load/unload payloads with no human intervention,” officials wrote, noting that the vehicles need to be able to support “a wide range of pallet weight distribution and dynamics to accommodate different types of palletized payloads, including payloads that elevate and significantly shift weight distribution.”

RFI 2 - a palletized TEL system

RFI 3 - an integrator.

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Army developing new iterations of autonomous missile launcher

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — A major milestone has been achieved for the Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher as it moves toward augmenting — and possibly repla...

www.army.mil

Autonomous Launchers Make Impact As Army Requirements Grow

Missile-armed autonomous launchers from Oshkosh Defense and Raytheon DeepFires were out in force at the Association of the U.S. Army’s (AUSA) main annual symposium. Missile-armed autonomous launchers from Oshkosh Defense and Raytheon DeepFires were out in force at the Association of the U.S...

www.twz.com

CAML-L .... JLTV with a HIMARS pod
CAML-M .... FMTV with a pair of HIMARS pods
CAML-H .... HEMTV with 4 Tomahawk or Patriot cells.