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BAE Gets Army Contract to Develop Extended Range Cannon Artillery Prototype


BAE Systems has received a potential $45 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop a prototype of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery designed to increase the rate and range of fire on M109A7 self-propelled howitzers.

The company said Monday that it will work with service™s Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center to develop the ERCA increment 1 prototype and replace the 39-caliber turret with a 58-caliber gun barrel to increase the howitzer™s firepower.

œLong-range precision fire is a top priority for the Army, and we are pleased to be a partner in efforts to equip soldiers with the latest technology, said Scott Davis, vice president or programs at BAE™s combat vehicles business.

Work on the ERCA prototype will be carried out at BAE™s facilities in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Minnesota and at the Army™s Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey.

BAE is in the low-rate initial production phase for the service™s M109A7 howitzer configuration and is producing precision guidance kits with anti-jamming capabilities under a separate contract.

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