The military community got its first peek at the Army’s newest self-propelled howitzer when a prototype of the cannon made its debut at the Pentagon in celebration of the Army’s 233rd birthday.
In the photo: The Army unveiled the prototype of its XM1203 Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon, or NLOS-C, Friday at the Pentagon. Photo by Lisa Burgess of Stars and Stripes. Click on the image to enlarge in a separate window.
The XM1203 Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon, or NLOS-C, is the indirect fire component of the Army’s Manned Ground Vehicle family, which are in turn one of the elements of the Army’s Future Combat System.
Unlike the Army’s existing M109A6 Paladin 155 mm howitzer system, which has an eight-soldier crew (driver, commander and six gunners), the NLOS-C has only two crewmembers: a driver and a vehicle commander.Read the full story here from Stars and Stripes
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