An M110 self-propelled howitzer on display at a US Army National Guard base in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, in May 2024. The howitzer is still in use around the world, and was recently acquired by Ukraine for use in its ongoing war. (US Army National Guard/Spc. Jessica Barb) The Pennsylvania National Guard keeps displays of military vehicles on display to use as educational and historical purposes. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Jessica Barb)

Ukraine Is Getting a New—but Very Old—Artillery Gun

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The M110 self-propelled howitzer has been in service around the world since the early 1960s, but remains as deadly today as when it was first introduced.

In early April, the Ukrainian 52nd Separate Artillery Brigade received an unusual new weapons system—one that was new for the unit, but quite old in age. The M110 203mm self-propelled howitzer, now in active service on the battlefield in Ukraine, first entered service more than 60 years earlier, when the war in Vietnam was in its infancy.  

Despite the artillery gun’s advanced age, it is already having an effect on the battlefield, lobbing giant 200-pound munitions against Russian high-value targets.

About the M110 203mm Howitzer

Year Introduced: 1963 

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