{"id":19200,"date":"2026-10-13T11:41:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=19200"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:41:37","slug":"xm-1776-primer-prototipo-del-mobile-tactical-cannon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=19200","title":{"rendered":"XM 1776, primer prototipo del Mobile Tactical Cannon"},"content":{"rendered":"

En el marco del Programa Mobile Tactical Cannon (MTC), el US Army present\u00f3 el nuevo prototipo de su Ob\u00fas Autopropulsado. Denominado XM 1776, el sistema est\u00e1 basado en el ob\u00fas K9 Mobile Howitzer de la empresa surcoreana Hanwha. Se trata de una pieza de artiller\u00eda autopropulsada sobre ruedas montada en un chasis de cami\u00f3n 8 x 8. Por sus caracter\u00edsticas permite ejecutar disparos con la modalidad \u201cshoot and scoot\u201d (Disparar y huir)<\/em>). Adem\u00e1s de ello, su ca\u00f1\u00f3n L52, puede disparar proyectiles 155 mm a casi 60 km, distancia que duplica el alcance del ob\u00fas remolcado M777 actualmente en servicio. Gracias a su alto nivel de automatizaci\u00f3n, su tripulaci\u00f3n es reducida de solo tres soldados. No reemplazar\u00e1 por completo al M777, sino que lo sustituir\u00e1 \u00fanicamente en unidades especiales. El US ARMY ha adquirido varios prototipos iniciales para someterlos a rigurosas fases de prueba y experimentaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

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The Army has officially designated a new howitzer prototype, which can fire farther and be moved more quickly than the stalwart M777 gun.<\/p>\n

The Army unveiled the new howitzer, designated the XM1776, Monday at the Association of the United States Army conference in Washington, D.C. The announcement came as the service took possession of the first of its XM1776 prototypes. The XM1776 is a Mobile Tactical Cannon developed by Hanwha Defense USA and is capable of striking targets at greater ranges and offers more mobility than the towed M777, all with a smaller crew.<\/p>\n

Lt. Gen. Francisco J. Lozano, director of the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office announced the designation on Monday. The new name XM 1776 is intended to reflect the spirit of innovation, independence, and determination that has long characterized the United States Army and the nation it serves, Lt. Gen. Francisco J. Lozano, director of Rapid Capabilities, said at AUSA.<\/p>\n

The cannon<\/a>, based on Hanwha\u2019s K9 Mobile Howitzer, is a wheeled artillery piece built on a truck chassis with a crew of three who can \u201cshoot and scoot\u201d without soldiers having to leave the vehicle\u2019s cab and a roughly 26-foot-long barrel. That gives it a range of up to 37 miles. The M777, by contrast, can fire up to 20 miles with specific ammunition. The Army announced a deal with Hanwha<\/a> for its Mobile Tactical Cannon program in August.<\/p>\n

The new cannon can shoot as many as nine rounds per minute \u2014 more than double the M777\u2019s four per minute, Jason Pak, the senior director of business development and head of land systems artillery at Hanwha, told Task & Purpose at AUSA.<\/p>\n

The Army noted that the goal for the faster-moving cannons is to increase mobility and reliability on \u201cthe modern, highly transparent battlefield\u201d where the proliferation of drones and counter-battery systems make slower artillery positions more vulnerable.<\/p>\n

\u201cPart of this being a prototype contract award is going through testing and experimentation, modifications and upgrades as required for the actual platform that\u2019s going to eventually be fielded,\u201d Pak said. \u201cWhatever counter-UAS system that the Army seeks or desires on this, we\u2019re going to outfit it with.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Army accepted the first prototype Mobile Tactical Cannon this month, an Army spokesperson confirmed. Defense News first reported<\/a> on the delivery of the gun.<\/p>\n

The XM1776 can also automatically resupply artillery rounds with the soldier operating it from the camera system inside the truck. The automated loader solution lets soldiers operating the cannon do so from inside the cab of the actual truck, Pak told Task & Purpose.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are cameras installed in the turret itself, and you can see all the operation going on,\u201d Pak said. \u201cAnd also, if the automation fails for some reason, there is the ability to fire it manually if needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Army\u2019s XM1776 prototype is derived from Hanwha\u2019s K9 Mobile Howitzer, which uses a crew of three. Photo courtesy of Hanwha.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The XM1776 won\u2019t outright replace the towed M777. According to the Army, if approved for fielding, the new artillery piece will be used in place of the M777 in \u201cselect formations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mobile Tactical Cannon program is part of a wider effort by the Army to build up its long-range precision fire capabilities. Other efforts have included standing up multi-domain task forces that bring in long-range precision missiles and expansive electronic warfare and targeting capabilities to provide the joint force with tools to quickly strike peer-level forces at a distance.<\/p>\n

According to Hanwha\u2019s August announcement, the company is setting up a test facility in Opelika, Alabama, to develop the new XM1776 with the Army.<\/p>\n

The initial contract is for six base vehicles with the option of buying 12 more, Pak said. The purpose of the Other Transaction Authority contract, which is more flexible and used for adjusting requirements over time, is to test and experiment on the first set of systems and then go into full-rate production in the coming years to replace M777s, he added.<\/p>\n

Fuente:<\/strong> https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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