According to the Australian Defense Structure Plan 2020 released on July 1, 2020, Australia will strengthen the capabilities of its armed forces with new artillery systems including self-propelled howitzers, and rocket launcher artillery systems. Australian army plans to acquire tow regiments of self-propelled howitzers to complement existing land-based strike capabilities.This includes a future program of upgrades to hardware and software to ensure these systems retain their potency over time.
The plan also includes The enhancement or replacement of the M777 155mm lightweight towed howitzer with a rapidly-deployable and lightweight artillery to maximize the flexibility of the ADF’s (Australia Defence Forces) suite of artillery capabilities.
The procurement of a battery of long-range rocket artillery and missile systems, upgrades to the range of these systems to enable a land-based operational strike capability, and the purchase of additional units to enable the capability to be expanded into a full regiment of three batteries....MORE
