M109A6 Paladin PIM

155mm tracked self-propelled howitzer - United States

The M109A6 is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH) based on a tracked armored chassis developed by the ground system division of United Defense LP and now manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments at the Paladin Production Operation center at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. It is an improved version of the M109 family. It entered into service with the U.S. army in 1991. The new PIM M109A6 Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) Howitzer enhances the combat-proven M109A6 Paladin Self-propelled Howitzer’s reliability, maintainability, performance, responsiveness, and lethality and provides increased commonality with the Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) of the Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT). The M109A6 PIM uses the existing main armament and cab structure of a Paladin M109A6 and replaces the vehicle’s chassis components with modem components common to the Bradley vehicle. The M109A6 PIM fires the first round in less than 60 seconds day or night, with a range of up to 40 km. The M109A6 Paladin Integrated Management Program is designed to maintain this fleet, and upgrade 600 Paladin systems to the latest configuration. BAE Systems and the U.S. Army have signed a memorandum of understanding that will establish a Public-Private Partnership (P3) to develop and sustain the Army’s M109A6 vehicles throughout their lifecycle. The establishment of a P3 will capitalize on the strengths and capabilities of each organization to ensure the cost-effective and on-time reset of the current fleet of M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzers and M992A2 Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicles (FAASV), as well as the planned production of the 600 M109A6/M992A2 Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) systems. On January 6, 2023, the United States approved a new military aid package for Ukraine including 18 M109A6 Paladin 155mm howitzers. 

M109A6 SPH variants:

- No variants based on this model.