Israel to replace howitzers
The IDF is about to replace its longstanding arsenal of M109 howitzers with a new 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled gun.
After a lengthy testing of all the potential alternatives, a special weapons committee recommended to MoD director general Maj Gen Udi Adam that Elbit Systems' proposal, based on the ATMOS system, is accepted.
The US-built 155mm M109 howitzer, the most common artillery system in the world, has been in IDF use for nearly 40 years.
A senior IDF artillery officer said that the new howitzer needed to have a higher rate of fire and a smaller crew than the
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