U.S. Army debates acquisition of M198 howitzer replacement

Funding problems may be forcing the U.S. Army to abandon its plan to acquire the XM777, a replacement for the M198 towed howitzer used by Army and Marine light forces, but an executive of Textron, which holds a big piece of the program, says this would be a mistake. "This is probably as good a case...

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