U.S., BAE Systems Test New 155mm Shell With 110-km Range

BAE Systems and the US Army have successfully test-fired a long-range 155mm artillery round that can hit targets 110 kilometers away, Davis Szondy reported for New Atlas.

Photo Insert: Called the Sub-Caliber Artillery Long-Range Projectile with Enhanced Lethality, the shell was tested at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and hit its target.

Called the Sub-Caliber Artillery Long-Range Projectile with Enhanced Lethality, the shell was tested at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and hit its target.

The recent test, which was the latest for the US Army's XM1155 sub-caliber program, is particularly pertinent because of the arms buying spree sparked by NATO countries sending arms to Ukraine to battle the Russian invasion now in its second year.

The US arsenal has been virtually stripped of 155 mm artillery shells and the US Department of Defense has ordered production of these munitions to sextuple over the next five years.

The new shell is actually a sabot round as it is contained in a canister with fins and a motor that is released when the round leaves the gun muzzle. It is a guided projectile that can be programmed to hit the target without detection.

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