Elbit Systems on July 31 announced that it was awarded a contract worth approximately $60 million to supply thousands of 155mm artillery shells to the Israeli Defence Forces’ Artillery Corps. The contract will be performed over a period of one year.
The primary equipment used in most regular and reserve batteries is the M109 “Doher” (Galloper) self-propelled howitzer. To assist with ammunition carriage and transport, regular batteries use the M548, a modified version of the M113 carrier, nicknamed “Alpha”. In addition, batteries also use Humvees and M113 carriers.
Also in service is the M270 MLRS multiple rocket launcher, the Spike NLOS missile system mounted on M113 chassis for precision strike, as well as the Elbit Hermes 450 and IAI Sky Rider UAVs for artillery spotting. On order are the IMI Lynx and IAI Jumper multiple rocket launchers to bolster its strike capability against enemy positions and rocket-launching cells.