Paladins To Be Upgraded, Other Options Possible

June 01 2010

USA

The Army expects to complete the Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) upgrade program for Paladin M109 self-propelled howitzers, but will also examine other options for the long term, say service officials cited by Defense News.

The Army will buy 440 PIM systems to meet "immediate war-fighting needs," said Brig. Gen. Mark Brown, deputy for acquisition and systems management.

The program is essentially a service-life extension to 1950s- and 1960s-era technology, but is the...

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