ARCHER Mobile Howitzer

BAE Systems’ ARCHER represents the next generation of wheeled artillery systems. The ARCHER is purpose-built to keep pace with fast moving land forces and deliver superior mobility, lethality, and survivability.

The ARCHER design prioritizes soldier and platform survivability. Operators control the entire gun system from the safety of ARCHER’s armored cabin. ARCHER needs less than 30 seconds from the time the operators receive a call for fire, to stop the vehicle, position for action, and fire the first round. Less than 30 seconds after the mission is accomplished, ARCHER is on the move again.

ARCHER can fire six rounds, displace, and move 500 m in less than 2 minutes, while the crew remains in an armored cabin. Fires both conventional artillery ammunition as well as BONUS Anti-armor and Excalibur Precision Guided Munition. ARCHER is in operational use, and was fielded to the Swedish Army 2016 on a 6x6 VOLVO articulated hauler chassis.

ARCHER is shortlisted by Switzerland as one of two remaining competitors and available on the international market integrated onto an 8x8 RMMV HX2 truck.

ARCHER is highly modular by design and to meet future US Army requirements, for either replacing towed artillery systems and/or being the next generation howitzer, initial steps are taken to integrate on a US truck.