PITTSFORD, N.Y. — A piece of history took its place in Pittsford Thursday morning. Rayson-Miller American Legion Post 899 hosted a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park to rededicate their World War I ...

In an amazing first, an artillery cannon took out a cruise missile. An M109 Paladin 155 mm howitzer made history recently by shooting down a fast-moving maneuvering cruise missile with a ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 1, 2011) -- The U.S. Army is developing a next-generation, 40-ton 155mm Howitzer artillery cannon able to fire precision rounds, accommodate additional armor ...

The Army is starting formal production of a new Self-Propelled Howitzer variant engineered for faster movement, better structural protection, improved drive-train ability, new suspension and advanced ...

It’s an attractive display in the Drennen-Scott House's visitor center, but the Model 1841 replica “Mountain Howitzer” also serves as an educational tool for both local and national history. In use ...

Canadian soldiers took many German artillery pieces home as “war trophies” after the First World War. Almost all have disappeared. But more than a century later, one has turned up three metres under ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (Dec. 6, 2011) -- Soldiers are one step closer to receiving a digitized M119A2 howitzer that will make it possible for them to start firing rounds and evade return fire quicker ...

In the world of artillery combat, America’s lightweight M777 howitzer may seem like a mere pistol compared to Russia’s massive cannons… but sometimes, big ordnance comes in small packages. A tenth of ...

For many of us, a "howitzer" is a great way to describe a hard boxing punch or powerful hockey slapshot. But when you're a soldier, it tends to refer to something a tad more explosive: A long-range ...

Ukraine received a total of twenty-seven of these vaunted howitzers from Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy. Ukraine’s prospects for a military victory against Russia are looking increasingly bleak.

WEBB CITY, Mo. — A World War II-era howitzer that guards the entrance to King Jack Park will remain in place, after the city’s park board decided not to move the artillery piece. “The park board ...