The First Cavalry Division took to social media last week to announce that the GREYWOLF brigade had received the upgraded Paladin M109A7 Artillery system, which is the latest howitzer in the BAE Systems M109 family. “Say hello to the M109A7 Paladin, and the most recent addition to the GREYWOLF Family!,” the unit said in a tweet on the micro-blog social media platform Twitter.
“The modernization efforts we make now, will enhance combat power within America’s #FIRSTTEAM, the U.S. Army, and entire Department of Defense during future large scale ground combat operations!”
The M109A7 will replace the current M109A6 Self-Propelled Howitzer—which was also known as the Paladin Built-in Administration program. The M109 Paladin first saw action in the Vietnam War more than a half-century ago and the upgraded versions can strike targets up to nineteen miles away or with special ammunition that can even hit targets as far as twenty-five miles away....MORE
