M109, designated NGC 3992, is a Messier object in Ursa Major, discovered in 1781 by Pierre Méchain, and is recognized as the most distant object in the Messier catalog at 83.5 million light-years.

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. (Dec. 4, 2012) -- Throughout the month of October and into November, Soldiers were hard at work at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., running a potential vehicle upgrade, the M109 ...

The widely used M109 carries a 155-mm howitzer and is the principal self-propelled artillery support for U.S. Army divisions. It is a large tracked vehicle with a fully traversable turret and ...

The M109 breed of self-propelled guns is one of the most fearsome the world has ever known. Available to fight battles ever since the early 1960s, it took part in the planet's most high-profile ...

BAE Systems has collaborated with the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM-AC) to progress the development of the M109-52 self-propelled howitzer (SPH) prototype.

Intracom Defense Electronics (IDE) has delivered the first M109s upgraded with Hybrid GenAirCon to the Hellenic Army following successful live firings, the company announced on 7 May. The Hybrid ...

YORK, Penn., Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LSE: BA) successfully fired 155 millimeter projectiles from a M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer modified with the Rheinmetall L52 155mm, 52-caliber ...

On July 24, the US Department of State approved the sale of two arms packages to Ukraine. The first is intended for the M109 self-propelled artillery systems previously provided to Ukraine, and the ...

BAE Systems has secured a five-year, $318 million contract to help the U.S. Army sustain its fleet of self-propelled howitzers and carrier, ammunition, tracked vehicles. The company said Wednesday it ...

Jan. 23 (UPI) --BAE Systems has been awarded a $474 million contract for support of the newest version of its M109 family of vehicles for the U.S. Army. The contract, announced Tuesday by the ...

Latvia is just weeks away from finalising an agreement with the Austrian government for the acquisition of second hand self-propelled howitzers. Acquisition of these guns marks a significant increase ...

UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has said that the United Kingdom will transfer 20 U.S. M109 self-propelled howitzers to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Wallace made the corresponding statement in ...