Daniel Wasserbly

The PIM design for the M109A7 maintains elements of the M109A6's armament and cab, but introduces the drivetrain from a Bradley fighting vehicle and other components. (BAE Systems) The US Army in May awarded BAE Systems a USD535 million contract to produce additional M109A7 Paladin self-propelled howitzers and M992A3 ammunition carriers, the company announced on 16 June.

Rafael's Spike Firefly loitering munition is now called L-Spike 1x, and can fly out to 5 km range. (Janes/Daniel Wasserbly) Rafael has updated and renamed its Spike Firefly loitering munition, increasing range and redesignating the weapon as L-Spike 1x, the company revealed at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual symposium in Washington, DC.

The U-Hawk has 25% more cargo space than the UH-60L Black Hawk. (Lockheed Martin ) Lockheed Martinʼs Sikorsky subsidiary unveiled an S-70U-Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) prototype, based on a repurposed UH-60L Black Hawk, at the Association of the United States Army's (AUSA's) annual symposium in Washington, DC, on 13 October.