In comparison, the core of the US Army's tube artillery consists of the M109A7 Paladin howitzers, which are comprehensive modernizations of the M109 howitzers introduced into service in the 1960s.

Among other platforms, the test center, located at Fort Greely, Alaska, has conducted rigorous tests of the Stryker combat vehicle and M109A7 Paladin self-propelled howitzer, both of which ...