In 1961 and 1962, Rock Island Arsenal's Research and Development Division designed and developed the XM37 recoil mechanism and the XM31 carriage for the XM102 howitzer. From 1963 to 1970, more than 12 ...

The current fixed armament configuration of the AC-130J includes a 30mm GAU-23/A Bushmaster automatic cannon and a 105mm howitzer, both firing out the left side of the fuselage. There are no plans to ...

In the early spring of 1966, the state-of-the-art 105-millimeter towed M102 howitzer was introduced into service in Vietnam. However, many seasoned artillerymen hesitated to use the new model at first ...

“We don’t own it. We’re just renting it per se,” Saluda Mayor Fred Baisden said regarding an M102 Howitzer artillery piece on display in the city's Memorial Park. Baisden believes the gun dates back ...

Camp Blanding, Fla., (March 8)--The New York Army National Guardsmen of 1st Battalion 258th Field Artillery, based in New York City and Kingston, N.Y. are spending two weeks here honing their skills ...

In addition to the M102 howitzer developed and produced at the Rock Island Arsenal and the outfitting of Jeeps with 106 mm recoilless rifles, Arsenal employees were involved in a number of other ...