U.S. Army Awards BAE Systems $45 Million Contract for Extended Range Cannon Artillery Prototype
July 15 2019 - 12:08PM
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The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $45 million contract for
the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) Increment 1 prototype
with the purpose of increasing the range and rate of fire on
current and future M109A7 self-propelled howitzers. The development
of ERCA is in collaboration with the Army’s Combat Capabilities
Development Command (CCDC) Armaments Center.
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The Extended Range Cannon Artillery
(ERCA) will be integrated into an M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer to
help the U.S. Army increase artillery range and rate of fire.
(Photo: BAE Systems)
This prototype phase will address capability gaps in the Army’s
indirect fire systems and improve the rate and range of fire with
the development of power distribution software and hardware
integration solutions. ERCA will be integrated onto the M109A7 and
will require the M109A7’s current 39-caliber turret to be replaced
with a 58-caliber, 30-foot long gun barrel with the objective of
creating firepower double the current range.
“ERCA is a significant technological step forward for the Army’s
artillery portfolio,” said Scott Davis, vice president or programs,
BAE Systems’ Combat Vehicles business. “We were selected based on
our years of experience in the development of self-propelled
howitzer systems. Long-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.”
The development program aims to provide the warfighter with
extended range while maintaining the weight found in current
systems to minimize performance impacts on the chassis. Under
separate contracts, BAE Systems is also developing precision
guidance kits with anti-jamming capabilities (PGK-AJ) that can
operate in the challenging ERCA firing environment. PGK-AJ is
compatible with existing and new long-range rounds for multiple
firing platforms, including the M109 self-propelled howitzer.
BAE Systems is currently producing the M109A7 configuration for
the Army in the low-rate initial production phase.
Development work on ERCA Self Propelled Howitzer will take place
at the Army’s Picatinny Arsenal and BAE Systems’ facilities in
York, Pennsylvania; Sterling Heights, Michigan and Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
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