Gizmag: NLOS Prototype on Track
May 14, 2008 - The Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon Firing Platform first unveiled back in 2006 is now approaching its final stages of assembly ahead of the delivery of the first prototype to the US Army in June.

The Cannoneer: Steel Warriors Launch
May 8, 2008 - A launcher crew from 1st Platoon, B Battery, 14th Field Artillery live-fire certifies on the battalions new High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. The Steel Warrior battalion is the first active-duty Army unit on Fort Sill to have the advanced weapons system that uses wheels instead of tracks, like the M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System.

DVIDS: Country Star Visits Bastogne Artillery Soldiers in Iraq
May 5, 2008 - Instead of touring the world or recording his next blockbuster album, country singer Toby Keith decided to take a detour from music making and visit with Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) April 28.

Strategy Page: Excalibur Gets from Here to There
May 3, 2008 - American and Canadian troops have begun using the Excalibur shell in Afghanistan earlier this year. A year ago, American troops began using Excalibur in Iraq. This was just timely, because Islamic warriors tend to use civilians as human shields, and that means you have to be precise when you go after the bad guys with artillery.

Aviation Week: Excalibur Round On The Way
May 2, 2008 - Photo of a M777 type 155 mm. howitzer at Camp Taji, northwest of Baghdad, fires a GPS-guided Excalibur round on April 26, 2008.

NLOS Cannon: NLOS Cannon Inside Look
April 28, 2008 (Video date: Feb. 8, 2008) - An inside look at the NLOS Cannon's robotic ammunition handling system that makes it much easier for Soldiers to do their jobs. See more arty videos in CannonArtillery.com's Video Gallery.

Ares: Watching Future Combat Systems Take Shape
April 24, 2008 - As early as next week, a Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon module will be mated to its MGV chassis and rolled off the floor - the first complete ground vehicle of the future FCS Brigade Combat Team (BCT).

DVIDS: TF King 4/319th Artillery
April 22, 2008 (Video date: April 9, 2008) - Video of Soldiers preparing a Howitzer for launch and then firing the weapon into a hillside and towards the sky. See more arty videos in CannonArtillery.com's Video Gallery.