In 2005, the Army and Marine Corps began fielding the M777, a much smaller, lighter (9,000 pounds lighter) and more maneuverable towed cannon weapon than its predecessor, resulting in improved ...

FORT BLISS, Texas - US Marines fired so many M-777 howitzer rounds in support of Syrian Democratic Forces, which eventually ousted ISIS from Raqqa, that they burned out two barrels. "They fired ...

citing its own 2019 story on how the U.S. Marine Corps also “burned out” two of the M777 barrels during the Raqqa offensive against the Islamic State (ISIS) in 2017. This isn’t the first ...

Donetsk Region (Ukraine), Feb 9 (ANI): Ukrainian troops fired M777 howitzers at frontline in Donetsk amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. With no diplomatic breakthrough, Russia-Ukraine war has ...

Now, the tide is turning, thanks in no small part to donated Western arms like the towed M777 howitzer, a weapon considered a relic of past wars just a few years ago. The M777′s had their own ...

The U.S. has paused its intelligence sharing with Ukraine. Here, a Ukrainian serviceman prepares to fire a M777 howitzer at ...

Electronics and Controls announced today it has extended its agreement as a strategic supplier to BAE Systems and the US Army in support of the M777 Lightweight Howitzer platform supplying ...

GOTEMBA--Japanese and U.S. Marines had their first airborne landing ... amphibious armored vehicles and artilleries such as M777. The exercise comes at a time when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ...