The Army’s new Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) has now hit a record 43 miles. That’s the longest verified distance for a howitzer. But a new Russian howitzer might be able to shoot just as far, ...

It’s an attractive display in the Drennen-Scott House's visitor center, but the Model 1841 replica “Mountain Howitzer” also serves as an educational tool for both local and national history. In use ...

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — A piece of history took its place in Pittsford Thursday morning. Rayson-Miller American Legion Post 899 hosted a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park to rededicate their World War I ...

Artillery has been called “the god of war” for good reason. From the thunder of cannons in the Great War to the deep, rolling booms of Cold War behemoths, these weapons have shaped history one ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Gun Devils of 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, made history here, April 19, by being the first operational unit in the Army to field and fire the new ...

For many of us, a "howitzer" is a great way to describe a hard boxing punch or powerful hockey slapshot. But when you're a soldier, it tends to refer to something a tad more explosive: A long-range ...

Ukraine received a total of twenty-seven of these vaunted howitzers from Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy. Ukraine’s prospects for a military victory against Russia are looking increasingly bleak.

SPRAGUE — Passing by the former American Legion Robert O. Fletcher Post 4 building in Norwich, you would have seen the large howitzer, which has sat outside the clubhouse for decades. Until Friday ...

A piece of World War II history was given a hero’s escort Saturday as it made a slow, careful, 30-mile journey from Woodcliff Lake to a new mission in Roseland. Roads were closed, police officers ...

From battles to weapons, there have been numerous landmark moments in military history. One tank operator, however, argued one of the "major milestones" is U.S. armory history comes with a World War ...