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The howitzer's themselves cost approximately $2.5 million each. The finished product will eventually be delivered to Army and Marines, who are jointly funding the project. Officials said it is important to get the weapons into the hands of troops in the field as soon as possible.

Excalibur has a maximum range of 40km and accuracy of better than 10m. First production rounds of Excalibur were delivered in September 2006.

In October 2013, the Defense Acquisition Board approved the decision to start M109A7 production. The FY 2014 budget called for $340.8 million in Paladin funding, which would be two dozen vehicle sets at $14.4 million per vehicle. The Army plans to buy 133 vehicles, in 66 one-half vehicle sets starting in 2014.

This puts the cost of one 155 mm shell at around 3.3 thousand euros. The current market situation is very different from what it was just a couple of short years ago. In 2020-2021 one artillery shell of this caliber cost somewhere in the neighborhood of 2 thousand euros.

On 2 August 2013, India requested the sale of 145 M777 howitzers for US$885 million.

Formerly known as the M109A6 Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) version, the M109A7 uses the existing main armament and cab structure of a Paladin M109A6 self-propelled artillery system, and replaces the vehicle's chassis components with modem components common to the M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

For the first time US to supply Ukraine with 18 M109 Paladin 155mm howitzers. On January 6, 2023, the United States Department of Defense announced a new military aid package for Ukraine, and for the first time, the U.S. will provide the Ukrainian army with 18 M109 Paladin 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers.

For the first time US to supply Ukraine with 18 M109 Paladin 155mm howitzers. On January 6, 2023, the United States Department of Defense announced a new military aid package for Ukraine, and for the first time, the U.S. will provide the Ukrainian army with 18 M109 Paladin 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers.