US Army to Get 9 New Wheeled Howitzers Prototypes From Hanwha
The wheeled 155mm system fires farther than the M777 and uses a three-person crew, with six prototypes under an Army contract worth up to $262.9 million.
- On Monday, the United States Army designated its new mobile howitzer the XM1776 and took delivery of the first prototype at the Association of the United States Army conference in Washington.
- The Army contracted Hanwha Defense USA in August to develop the Mobile Tactical Cannon, a wheeled system designed to replace aging towed M777 howitzers and increase mobility on the battlefield.
- Based on Hanwha's K9 Mobile Howitzer, the system features a 52-caliber barrel and a crew of three who can "shoot and scoot" from inside the armored cab, firing up to nine rounds per minute—more than double the M777's four.
- The four-year contract, worth up to nearly $263 million, covers procurement of 18 systems for "rapid prototyping, testing, and Soldier experimentation," with the Army planning to integrate the cannons into Stryker Brigade Combat Teams.
- Beyond the current wheeled prototypes, the Army published a solicitation in August for a tracked variant of the Mobile Tactical Cannon, which Hanwha officials indicated they are seeking to fill as part of wider modernization efforts.
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US Army to get 9 new wheeled howitzers prototypes from Hanwha
The US Army has ordered nine prototype XM1776 Mobile Tactical Cannon systems, with an option for nine more, as Hanwha Defense USA looks to expand American artillery production. Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) unveiled the XM1776 at the Association of the US Army’s 2026 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, DC, on October 12. The naming ceremony introduced the American designation for Hanwha’s K9 Mobile Howitzer, a wheeled artillery system base…
XM1776. This is the official designation (military classification name) assigned by the U.S. Army to the prototype of the K9 wheeled self-propelled howitzer (K9MH) supplied by Hanwha Aerospace. X stands for the experimental stage, M for Model, and 1776 signifies the year of U.S. independence. Hanwha stated, “1776
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yun-gu = Hanwha Aerospace [012450]'s K9 wheeled self-propelled howitzer (K9MH) is derived from the U.S. ... year of independence, 1776 ...
Hanwha Aerospace’s K9 wheeled self-propelled howitzer has been assigned the official designation XM1776 by the U.S. Army, marking the beginning of its full-scale entry into the U.S. market. This project is the first export to the U.S. by a South Korean defense company and includes the potential for large-scale mass production in the future, aiming to strengthen the partnership through the establishment of a local production facility in Arkansas.
US unveils name for new mobile howitzer: ‘XM1776’
The Army unveiled the name for its new mobile howitzer, the XM1776, in a ceremony at the annual Association of the United States Army expo on Monday. The XM1776 self-propelled howitzer is the latest weapon to emerge from the flurry of weapons development influenced by lessons from the modern battlefield, primarily the war in Ukraine. […]
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