TR Air Defence Programs

[Yasar_TR]

Army wants to develop hypervelocity artillery shells for air defense against manned and unmanned aircraft

HVP prototypes should fire from rifled and smooth-bore 155-millimeter cannons, and interface with off-board sensors to intercept the incoming threat.

www.militaryaerospace.com

US Army has pressed the button to use 155mm Hyper Velocity Projectile howitzer rounds for airdefence purposes. They are confident by 2027 they can start testing 8-9 Mach projectiles with a prototype ready for 2028.

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The HVP for air defense applications seeks to reduce munition costs and enhance the value of wheeled 155-millimeter artillery systems firing HVPs. The HVP prototypes will communicate with off-board sensors that track the HVP and the threat to be intercepted. BAE Systems has developed a hypervelocity projectile for potential naval use.
The HVP prototypes should fire from rifled and smooth-bore 155-millimeter cannons; interface with Army-provided off-board sensors to intercept the incoming threat; interface with a data transmission device to receive pre-launch mission data; maintain projectile maneuverability through interception; keep flight time to a minimum; be powerful enough to shoot down fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters; UAVs; and cruise missiles. Army officials also are interested in rapid ammunition resupply, as well as supportability, safety, and cyber security.
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We shouldn’t lose much time and start experimenting on this technology. As with UAV case, we should be in the forefront of the development process .

 

[Kaan Azman]

I'm not very sure about HVP on 155 mm. Yeah it is far cheaper than your daily MRSAM but the fire rate is going to be very, very low. To perform the engagement that a single SAM launcher performs, you would need a whole pack of howitzers. Think of it like using a single shot sniper with big reserve and a semi auto one with smaller reserve in an FPS game.

Naval guns are a different story though. They can fire more rapidly than 155 mm howitzers. Hell, this even makes me reconsider multi-barrel naval guns as you can fire salvos.